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March The law proceeding over a group of Ukrainian
1931 political figures (the former members of the
Central Council, UPR leaders, leaders of
UPSR and USDRP V. Holubovych, P.
Hrystiuk, K. Bozhko, M. Shrag) in case of the
so-called “The Ukrainian National Centre”.
50 convicted people were accused of
preparation of the armed uprising aiming at
overthrow of the Soviet power. Majority of
the convicted died in camps, the other got
new terms of imprisonment. M. Hrushevsky
was deported to Moscow. All convicted have
been rehabilitated by the Supreme Court of
Ukraine.
August, 7 The law about socialist property protection,
1932 the so-called “Law of five ears”, which
provided shooting and expropriation for theft
of collective farm possessions. If there were
any mitigating circumstances, a thief had to
be imprisoned for 10 years at least.
October, 10 The opening of Dniproges (hydropower
1932 station). It provided energy to a powerful
complex of heavy industry, formed in the east
and south of Ukraine during the first five-year
plan.
December, 6 The resolution of CPC of the USSR and CC
1932 CP(b)U about putting on the “black board”.
It referred to the villages, where they failed to
complete the plan of grain purchases. It was
demanded to stop delivery of products and
goods to such villages, ban trading activity
and collect loans. Such villages appeared in a
blockade and were doomed to death.

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