Tag: Ukraine

Season 5 Episode 6- “Futball: A Voice for the Silenced in Nazi Germany” with David Solis

In episode 6, senior history major at FHSU, David Solis, joins Hollie Marquess to discuss the role of football (or soccer) in Nazi Germany. David explores the complex nature of resistance, both with individuals and whole soccer clubs, during the Nazi regime in World War II.

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Selected Bibliography:

German Officials in Kiev. A flyer that advertised the rematch between Flakelf and FC Start. Summer 1942. From the DW, https://www.dw.com/en/death-match-in-the-shadow-of-war/a-16000159.

Arolsen Archives and Borussia Dortmund. Football Players in Focus: Educational Materials on Sports, Persecution, and Remembrance. Germany: Arolsen Archives, 2021. https://arolsen-archives.org/content/uploads/football-players-in-focus.pdf.

Simpson, Kevin E. Soccer Under the Swastika: Stories of Survival and Resistance during the Holocaust. Maryland: Roman & Littlefield, 2016. Accessed through ProQuest https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.fhsu.edu/lib/fhsu/reader.action?docID=4525022.

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S2, Episode 4-“Women’s Roles in Food Preparation in the Holodomor” with Alissa Zajac

Season 2 Episode 4

“Memorial ‘the Holodomor’; 1932-1933 (death by hunger) in Kyiv, Ukraine” by Andrew J.Swan is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

In the years 1932-1933, Ukraine suffered a famine that historians estimate killed over four million Ukrainians. As a result of the famine, women had to come up with different survival strategies and methods for procuring and preparing food for themselves and their families. Senior history major Alissa Zajac joins Hollie Marquess to discuss women’s roles in food procurement and preparation during the Holodomor.

You can find this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or any of the major podcast platforms. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Selected Bibliography:

Bohdan Klid, and Alexander J. Motyl. The Holodomor Reader: A Sourcebook on the Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Toronto: CIUS Press, 2012.

Borysenko, Valentyna. A Candle in Remembrance: An Oral History of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933. New York: Ukrainian Nation Women’s League of America, 2010.

Applebaum, Anne. Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine. New York: Doubleday, 2017.

Kis, Oksana. “Defying Death: Women’s Experience of the Holodomor, 1932-1933.” Aspasia 7, no. 1 (January 1, 2013).

Kis, Oksana. “Women’s Experience of the Holodomor: Challenges and Ambiguities of Motherhood.” Journal of Genocide Research 23, no. 4 (October 2, 2021): 527–46.