Holodomor memorials

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commemorative monument cultural heritage memorial

Holodomor memorials are monuments and sites around the world dedicated to honoring the victims of the 1932–1933 man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine and preserving the memory of this tragedy.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Holodomor memorials canonical	4
Holodomor Memorial in Edmonton	1
Holodomor Memorial in Kyiv	1
Holodomor Memorial in Washington, D.C.	1
Holodomor Memorial in Winnipeg	1
Holodomor candle-shaped memorial	1
Holodomor memorial	1
Holodomor memorial candle sculpture	1
Holodomor memorial complex element	1
Holodomor remembrance in Ukraine	1
Holodomor remembrance movement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T194035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Holodomor memorials
Context triple: [Holodomor, commemoratedBy, Holodomor memorials]

A. Holodomor Memorial Day
Holodomor Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the millions of victims of the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932–1933.
B. Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and is widely regarded as a genocide.
C. Holocaust remembrance
Holocaust remembrance is the collective effort to honor the victims of the Holocaust, preserve the historical record of Nazi atrocities, and educate future generations to prevent such genocide from recurring.
D. Yezhovshchina
Yezhovshchina refers to the most intense phase of Stalin’s Great Purge in the late 1930s, marked by mass arrests, executions, and widespread political repression under NKVD chief Nikolai Yezhov.
E. YadVashem
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial and research center dedicated to documenting, studying, and commemorating the Holocaust and its victims.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Holodomor memorials
Target entity description: Holodomor memorials are monuments and sites around the world dedicated to honoring the victims of the 1932–1933 man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine and preserving the memory of this tragedy.

A. Holodomor Memorial Day
Holodomor Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the millions of victims of the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932–1933.
B. Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and is widely regarded as a genocide.
C. Holocaust remembrance
Holocaust remembrance is the collective effort to honor the victims of the Holocaust, preserve the historical record of Nazi atrocities, and educate future generations to prevent such genocide from recurring.
D. Yezhovshchina
Yezhovshchina refers to the most intense phase of Stalin’s Great Purge in the late 1930s, marked by mass arrests, executions, and widespread political repression under NKVD chief Nikolai Yezhov.
E. YadVashem
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial and research center dedicated to documenting, studying, and commemorating the Holocaust and its victims.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative monument ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ memorial ⓘ
associatedWith	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ⓘ Ukrainian Orthodox Church ⓘ Ukrainian diaspora ⓘ linked to: Ukrainians
commemorate	1932–1933 famine in Soviet Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Holodomor Holodomor ⓘ victims of the Holodomor ⓘ
hasPurpose	educate the public about the Holodomor ⓘ honor victims of the Holodomor ⓘ preserve memory of the Holodomor ⓘ raise awareness about the Holodomor ⓘ
locatedIn	Argentina ⓘ Australia ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Chernihiv ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Dnipro ⓘ Estonia ⓘ France ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Germany ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Italy ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Kharkiv ⓘ Kyiv ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Lviv ⓘ linked to: Lwów Moldova ⓘ Odessa ⓘ linked to: Odesa Poland ⓘ Poltava ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America Vatican City ⓘ
notableExample	Holodomor Memorial in Edmonton ⓘ linked to: Holodomor memorials Holodomor Memorial in London ⓘ Holodomor Memorial in Toronto ⓘ Holodomor Memorial in Warsaw ⓘ Holodomor Memorial in Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: Holodomor memorials Holodomor Memorial in Winnipeg ⓘ linked to: Holodomor memorials National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide in Kyiv ⓘ
relatedEvent	Holodomor Remembrance Day ⓘ linked to: Holodomor Memorial Day
subjectOf	commemorative ceremonies ⓘ educational programs ⓘ public debates on recognition of the Holodomor as genocide ⓘ
symbolism	burning candle ⓘ emaciated child figures ⓘ starvation ⓘ wheat stalks ⓘ
timePeriodCommemorated	1932 ⓘ 1933 ⓘ
typicalForm	memorial cross ⓘ memorial plaque ⓘ monument ⓘ museum exhibition ⓘ sculpture ⓘ

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