The Recognition of Ukraine's Soviet Famine as Genocide: A Growing Trend in Europe.

Several European countries have recognized the Holodomor, a Soviet-era famine that killed millions in Ukraine, as a genocide. The event was caused by the forced confiscation of peasants' crops by the Soviets, leaving vast swathes of the population to starve. Legal experts worry that having parliaments declare something a genocide does not carry as much weight as when a court does it. The legal category of genocide did not exist until after World War II. Despite the best intentions of both international and local courts, political considerations have often impeded even the evident war criminals.