Bus tour teaches P.A. students about Ukrainian genocide
The Holodomor Ukrainian Genocide bus tour visited the St. Mary High School in Prince Albert on Thursday.
The bus tour, sponsored by four Ukrainian Canadian organizations, takes place all across Canada to educate people about Holodomor, the once covered-up Ukrainian genocide which happened from 1932 to 1933 under Joseph Stalin’s reign and caused millions of deaths.
Students of St. Mary were taken into the bus during their class time. In the bus, they watched a documentary about the great famine purposely caused by Soviet Union government and were shown historical documents and photos. They were then assigned into groups to discuss and present in front of the class.
History teacher Dennis Ogrodnick said it’s important for people today to realize how horrible leaders in the 20th century exercised their power.