ABSTRACT
The number of people who were killed in 1928-0.7 million (see Table D)-reminds us once again of the onset of collectivization and the more ominous years after 1928, when people perished regardless of their sex or age. To estimate the number of people killed, it is necessary to reconstruct the birth rate during the period of collectivization, and this is more difficult than estimating the death rate from natural causes during that period.
