Joseph Stalin organized events intended to cause a famine in Ukraine to protect his rule. Although the long-awaited opportunity for independence presented itself in 1917, the Ukrainian people's newfound freedom was short-lived, due to Stalin's uncontrollable seizure of power. Stalin's rule brought chaos and conflict, followed by Ukrainian troops fighting Lenin's Red Army, the Russian White Army (troops devoted to the Tsar), as well as invading German and Polish forces. At the same time, Stalin imposed the Soviet system of land management known as collectivization, leading to the takeover of private farms. Joseph Stalin caused a famine in Ukraine as a terrible punishment for the Ukrainian people's desire for independence, causing the deaths of many people. After Lenin's death in 1924, he was followed by Joseph Stalin, one of the most heartless humans to ever hold power. . Stalin had to trick his rival Leon Trotsky into missing Lenin's funeral; which earned him the support of the Ukrainian people to succeed Lenin. Stalin's ruse against Trotsky led the people to deny...