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4 2 2 C A N A D A | E D M O N T O N Monument to the Victims of the Holodomor Inscription English: In memory of the millions who perished / in the genocidal famine inflicted upon / Ukraine by the Soviet regime / in Moscow 1932–33 / Let us all stand guard against tyranny, violence and inhumanity. Ukrainian: Пам’яті мільйонів жертв  / народовбивчого голоду в Україні,  / спричиненого совєтським  / режимом у Москві 1932–33 р French: À la mémoire des millions de victimes / de la famine génocide infligée à / l'Ukraine par le régime soviétique / de Moscou en 1932–33 Location: Edmonton, at Winston Churchill Place Edmonton. The monument to the victims of the Holodomor was inaugurated in 1983. It was one of the first commemorative markers in Canada to be erected in memory of the victims of the famine disaster of 1932 /33 and was ini- tiated by the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress of Edmonton. The monument, designed by artist Ludmilla Temertey, consists of a broken metal circle displaying the silhouettes of emaciated hands. The square, black stone base features a depiction of the Ukrainian coat of arms and an inscription in English, Ukrainian and French that explains the significance of the monument. Monument to the Victims of the Holodomor