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Pomogalova O. I. The Magnitude and Causes of Famine 1921 in the Volga Region in Western Historiography. Izvestiya of Saratov University. History. International Relations, 2011, vol. 11, iss. 2, pp. 71-73. DOI: 10.18500/1819-4907-2011-11-2-1-71-73

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The Magnitude and Causes of Famine 1921 in the Volga Region in Western Historiography

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Pomogalova Oxana Igorevna, Saratov State University
Abstract: 

The article is devoted to the investigation of western researchers’ views on the extent and causes of the famine 1921–1922 in the Volga region. It also takes into consideration their assessments of the factors that prompted the Soviet government to apply Western countries for humanitarian aid.

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Received: 
15.01.2011
Accepted: 
14.03.2011
Published: 
31.05.2011