Description: Nice rare genuine classic stamp. The Russian famine of 1921, also known as Povolzhye famine, which began in the early spring of that year and lasted through 1922, was a severe famine that occurred in Bolshevik Russia. The famine, which killed an estimated 5 million, affected mostly the Volga and Ural region.The famine resulted from the combined effect of economic disturbance, which had already started during World War I, and continued through the disturbances of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Russian Civil War with its policy of War Communism, especially prodrazvyorstka, aided furthermore by incompetent Tsarist-era rail systems that could not move food around efficiently. One of Russia's intermittent droughts that occurred in 1921 aggravated the situation to the level of the national catastrophe. Hunger was so severe that it was doubtful that seed-grain would be sown rather than eaten. At one point, relief agencies had to give grain to the railroad staff to get their supplies moved. The famine was an excuse to begin the 1922 confiscation of Russian Orthodox Church property in Russia.
Price: 12.99 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2024-12-13T18:43:51.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Condition: Unused
Place of Origin: Russia & Soviet Union
Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
Grade: VF/XF (Very Fine/Extremely Fine)
Certification: Uncertified
