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  • Georgia responsible for Soviet genocide, claims Russian ambassador to Ukraine

    04/22/2005 10:03:43 AM PDT · by Tailgunner Joe · 287 replies · 2,371+ views
    UPI ^ | Apr. 21, 2005
    According to former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, now Russian ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia is more to blame for the Soviet genocide against Ukrainians than Russia. Chernomyrdin told journalists, "If we speak about terror in the times of the U.S.S.R., as a result of that, the number of Russians killed was far greater than that of Ukrainians. We still cannot answer to our people for that. If anyone is to receive claims, address them to Georgia, the 'father of nations' Joseph Stalin was from that country." During the U.S.S.R.'s 1932-1933 collectivization drive, an estimated 5 million to 7 million Ukrainians...