Characters
This young boy is the protagonist of Winterkill?
Who is Nyl?
The Holodomor occurred in this country during the 1930s?
What is Ukraine?
This theme, central to the story, involves enduring despite overwhelming hardship?
What is survival?
Nyl and others survive by eating these, which are barely edible?
What are weeds/roots?
The Holodomor took place in this decade?
What are the 1930s?
She is the Canadian girl who comes to Ukraine and befriends Nyl?
Who is Alice?
The Holodomor was caused by this Soviet leader?
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Nyl’s determination to uncover and fight against lies highlights this theme?
What is resistance?
Many Ukrainians resisted Soviet control by secretly preserving this?
What is food?
Stalin’s policies forced farmers to join these collective agricultural units?
What are collectives?
This character represents the oppressive control of Stalin’s regime?
Who is the Soviet official?
This term means “extermination by hunger” and is used to describe the famine?
What is Holodomor?
The friendship between Nyl and Alice shows the importance of this during dark times?
What is connection?
Nyl risks his safety to protect this group of people?
Who are his family and neighbors?
This event is often hidden or denied in Soviet history, making it hard for the world to know?
What is the Holodomor?
Nyl’s family is impacted by this tragic event that drives the story?
What is the famine?
The Soviet government took this essential resource from Ukrainian farmers, leading to mass starvation?
What is grain?
The book explores how propaganda can hide the truth, showcasing this theme?
What is manipulation of truth?
Alice begins to realize the extent of the famine after witnessing this?
What is the suffering/starvation of villagers?
Canada and other countries began officially recognizing the Holodomor as genocide in this century?
What is the 21st century?
This character inspires Nyl’s fight for truth and survival?
Who is Nyl’s grandmother?
The Holodomor is recognized as this type of crime by many countries?
What is genocide?
The story demonstrates how individuals can retain this even in the face of oppression?
What is hope?
Nyl uses this quality to endure and help others through the famine?
What is bravery?
The Soviet Union controlled Ukraine as part of this larger political entity?
What is the USSR?