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| Publication | Toronto Star | |
| Title | Put genocide in perspective | |
| Author | Bohdan Skrobach | |
| Published | June 29, 1997 |
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In a June 22 article, Olivia Ward notes that Hitler appointed Erich Koch
to administer Ukrainians as "slaves" to be beaten and subdued.
During Nazi occupation, Ukraine suffered a population loss of more than 7 million. More than 2 million were sent to work as slave labor in Germany. Koch never paid for these crimes. He lived to age 90 (1896-1986). Ward also notes that in 1934, Stalin's starvation policy led to the death and deportation of a least 15 million Ukrainians. The perpetrators of this genocide also went unpunished. To understand what took place without adequate justice being applied, imagine if the population of Canada was completely liquidated in the next decade while the world remained silent. |