ABSTRACT
The Holodomor has become a symbolic event, uniting millions of Ukrainians across the world, regardless of their individual lived experiences. Whereas once this Stalinist famine was one of the greatest taboos of Soviet collective memory, thanks to Ukrainian diasporic communities, it is now a legacy that people turn back to recurrently in processes of identity formation. This chapter discusses Holodomor monuments, both sculptural and architectural works, by various artists. It analyses these monuments as specific memory repositories for communities in and outside Ukraine that initiated them and thereby ensured the Holodomor's presence in the public sphere for many years to come. Furthermore, this chapter explores the current politicised nature of Holodomor memory culture against the background of armed Russian aggression against Ukraine from 2014 to the present day. More specifically, it addressed the new meanings that these monuments have acquired in view of these ongoing conflicts.
