Historian Igor Casu has released a detailed map documenting the hunger uprisings in Bessarabia in 1946. The map reveals that women were the majority among the participants in over 30 recorded rebellions. The first signs of the impending famine appeared as early as February of that year.
According to Casu, around 3,200 people took part in these revolts, which unfolded between late February and early June across the southern, central, and northern regions of Soviet Moldova.
“The first indicators of the 1946 famine in Soviet Moldova were the stormings of grain warehouses, which began in late February and continued through early June, with at least 30 such incidents recorded,” the historian notes.
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The map highlights that most uprisings occurred in the southern part of the country, particularly in Gagauz localities. Casu has also elaborated on these events in a scholarly article published by New Europe College.
