People were starved into submission, and any resistance was dealt with brutally. During the 1930 ’ s, many men were taken away by the KGB (Soviet State Security Committee), usually at night, until finally in many villages there were very few men left.
Inimesed jäeti nälga, et nad hakkaksid valitsusega koostööd tegema, ning kõik vastuhakkajad said karmilt karistada. 1930 - ndatel viis KGB tavaliselt öö varjus palju mehi minema, nii et lõpuks jäid paljud külad meestest peaaegu tühjaks.