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NadiaPaonessa

Williams
English112
7April2015
Snapshot1PicturewithExplanation

ThispicturewastakeninKyiv,Ukraine,whichhappenstobeUkrainescapitaland
largestcity,attheNationalHolodomorMemorial.Thepurposeofthismemorialistohonorthe
approximately10millionpeoplethatsufferedandperishedinthehorrificfamine,andservices
areheldonthefourthSaturdayofNovembereachyear.Thememorialincludesbookslistingthe
namesofvictims,andcandlescanbelitforfamilymembersorfriends.Thememorialalso
includesastatueofanabnormallythingirlholdingwheat.Sherepresentsthestarvationand
oppressionofUkrainianchildrenduringtheyears19321933.

NadiaPaonessa
Williams
English112
8April2015
Snapshot2PoliticalCartoon

ThiscartoondepictsStalinasaspidertryingtoconquertheworldandspread
Communism.DuringWorldWarII,Stalinssecretwarwasresponsibleforthedeathof
millions,allbecausehewantedtokeephispeoplecompletelycomplianttoCommunistrule.In
thiscartoon,youcanalsoseethatStalinisplacinghisflagofcommunismrightonRussia,and
itsnocoincidence.Forexample,mostofRussiasrailnetworkwasbeingusedforslavetrains
fullofcaptivescomingfromtheBalticstates.Overall,thiscartoonshowshowStalinwasa
greedymanobsessedwithpower,andbecauseofhispoliticalposition,thedictatoroftheSoviet
Union,hewasabletospinhiswebincountlesscountriesandbringdeathtomillionsofinnocent
people.


NadiaPaonessa
Williams
English112
8April2015
Snapshot3Obituary
ElenaPetrauskasofLithuaniawasdeclareddeadyesterdaymorning,June20th,1943,
duetoextrememalnourishmentandexhaustion.Elena,anonlychild,wasbornonApril16,
1930,inVilnius,Lithuania,toherparentsLejaandLukasPetrauskas.ShegrewupinVilnius
andattendedschoolupuntilJune14th,1941,whensheandherfamilyweretakenfromtheir
homeandthrownintocattlecars.Elenawasseparatedfromherparentsduringthecommotion,
andwasforcedontoadifferenttraincar.Sheneversawthemagain.FollowingElenas
monthlongjourneyfromLithuaniatoSiberia,shewasplacedataworkcamp.Fortwoyears,
shereceivedamere300gramsofbreadforanentiredayswork,andeventually,Elenacouldno
longerbearherconstantexhaustionandhunger.Elenasstoryissimilartomanyothersduring
thistime,andLithuanianscanonlyhopethatthisterrorendssoon.

NadiaPaonessa
Williams
English112
8April2015
Snapshot4PublicServiceAnnouncement

ATTENTION:
Forthenextyear,theUkrainewillbeexperiencingEXTREMEfoodshortages.Thisis
goingtoaffecteveryoneinonewayoranother,andthedeathtollisexpectedtobeveryhigh.To
ensurethatyouhavethebestpossiblechanceofsurvival,makesurethatyoudonotstealany
foodfromyourplaceofwork.Nomatterhowhungryyouare,ifyouarecaughtstealingfood,
youandyourfamilycouldbeseverelypunished.Also,trytofeedyouranimalsifyoucan,as
theycanbeusedformeatinthelatermonthsofthefamine.Survivalisgoingtobehard,

especiallyforthechildren,sofeedingthemhastobeatoppriority.TheUkraineisbeingforced
intothisfaminebytheSovietUnion,ledbydictatorJosefStalin,anduntilhefeelsthatwehave
sufferedenough,hewillnotletuponhisstrictrulesandhighwheatquotas.Dothebestthatyou
canduringthesehardtimes,andhopeforabettertomorrow.

NadiaPaonessa
Williams
English112
8April2015
WorksCited
Boston'sGazette
.N.p.,4Mar.2014.Web.9Apr.2015.
Cromwell,Thomas.
UkraineataCrossroads
.N.p.,n.d.Web.7Apr.2015.
LiesAboutHitler
.N.p.,n.d.Web.8Apr.2015.

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