Термін «Голодомор» у наукових і публіцистичних текстах української діаспори (1960 – 1980-ті рр.)

The purpose of the article is to examine the dynamics of the use of the term Holodomor in scholarly and media publications by the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada and the United States during the 1960s – 1980s, as well as to identify the key factors that contributed to its gradual consolidation in the historical discourse outside Ukraine. The methodology of the research. The research employs a comparative method to examine the dynamics of the term «Holodomor» in Ukrainian diaspora publications (historical documents, academic publications, newspapers, and public statements). Scientific novelty. The research reflects how the term «Holodomor» became established in the public discourse of the Ukrainian diaspora. It also highlights the contribution of scholars, public figures, and journalists in shaping and disseminating the concept of Holodomor as genocide. Conclusions. One of the earliest recorded uses of «Holodomor» was found in Mykhailo Marunchak’s 1963 work The System of German Concentration Camps and the Policy of Extermination in Ukraine. The term gained wider recognition in the 1980s, particularly in Ukrainian publications in Canada. Marunchak’s 1985 book A Nation in the Struggle for its Existence used the term «Holodomor» over 70 times. Additionally, an early instance of the phrase «Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide» was discovered in a Winnipeg publication of the 1980s. In Ukraine, the term «Holodomor» became widely adopted in public and academic discourse from the late 1980s and early 1990s. The research confirms that the term «Holodomor» was gradually established within the Ukrainian diaspora before gaining broader recognition in Ukraine. By the 1980s, the term had become dominant in diaspora publications, contributing to international awareness of the famine as genocide. This study provides a foundation for further research into the linguistic and historiographical evolution of the term and its role in shaping collective memory.

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Scientific Papers of the Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsyiubynskyi State Pedagogical University Series History
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2025-06-22
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https://doi.org/10.31652/2411-2143-2025-52-146-153
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Military, Security, and Education Studies
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Термін «Голодомор» у наукових і публіцистичних текстах української діаспори (1960 – 1980-ті рр.)

Mykhailo Kostiv
Scientific Papers of the Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsyiubynskyi State Pedagogical University Series History
Military, Security, and Education Studies
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Термін «Голодомор» у наукових і публіцистичних текстах української діаспори (1960 – 1980-ті рр.)

Mykhailo Kostiv
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The purpose of the article is to examine the dynamics of the use of the term Holodomor in scholarly and media publications by the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada and the United States during the 1960s – 1980s, as well as to identify the key factors that contributed to its gradual consolidation in the historical discourse outside Ukraine. The methodology of the research. The research employs a comparative method to examine the dynamics of the term «Holodomor» in Ukrainian diaspora publications (historical documents, academic publications, newspapers, and public statements). Scientific novelty. The research reflects how the term «Holodomor» became established in the public discourse of the Ukrainian diaspora. It also highlights the contribution of scholars, public figures, and journalists in shaping and disseminating the concept of Holodomor as genocide. Conclusions. One of the earliest recorded uses of «Holodomor» was found in Mykhailo Marunchak’s 1963 work The System of German Concentration Camps and the Policy of Extermination in Ukraine. The term gained wider recognition in the 1980s, particularly in Ukrainian publications in Canada. Marunchak’s 1985 book A Nation in the Struggle for its Existence used the term «Holodomor» over 70 times. Additionally, an early instance of the phrase «Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide» was discovered in a Winnipeg publication of the 1980s. In Ukraine, the term «Holodomor» became widely adopted in public and academic discourse from the late 1980s and early 1990s. The research confirms that the term «Holodomor» was gradually established within the Ukrainian diaspora before gaining broader recognition in Ukraine. By the 1980s, the term had become dominant in diaspora publications, contributing to international awareness of the famine as genocide. This study provides a foundation for further research into the linguistic and historiographical evolution of the term and its role in shaping collective memory.

Scientific Papers of the Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsyiubynskyi State Pedagogical University Series History(52)
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Термін «Голодомор» у наукових і публіцистичних текстах української діаспори (1960 – 1980-ті рр.) — Mykhailo Kostiv · Scientific Papers of the Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsyiubynskyi State Pedagogical University Series History (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS