---
title: "3 Famine Quotes By Joseph Stalin"
description: "3 Famine quotes by Joseph Stalin. Plus more from Joseph Stalin and more Famine sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is_971969.jpg"
---

> [At this point the question of Ukraine is the most important. The situation in Ukraine is very bad. If we don't take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is-the-most-important-the/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is_971969.jpg)

> [Farmers present by themselves the basic force of the national movement. Without farmers there can be no strong national movement. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/farmers-present-by-themselves-the-basic-force-of-the-national/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef9/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_farmers-present-by-themselves-the-basic_2046629.jpg)

> [- Oh no, The Collective Farm policy was a terrible struggle... Ten million (he said holding up his hands). It was fearful.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/oh-no-the-collective-farm-policy-was-a-terrible-struggle-ten-million/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/joseph-stalin-1734_collectives_oh-no-the-collective-farm-policy-was-a-t_2475258.jpg)

## Other authors on Famine

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-amartya-sen-12176.jpg) Amartya Sen 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/amartya-sen/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-yuval-noah-harari-100.jpg) Yuval Noah Harari 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/yuval-noah-harari/)
- [Annalee Newitz 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/annalee-newitz/)

## More by Joseph Stalin

> [ Neither Italian fascism nor German national "socialism" have anything in common with such a \[Soviet socialistic\] society, primarily because private ownership of factories, plants,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/neither-italian-fascism-nor-german-national-socialism-have-anything/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [There is no nation in the whole world desiring war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/there-is-no-nation-in-the-whole-world-desiring-war/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [Our Red Army now needs IL-2 aircraft like the air it breathes, like the bread it eats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/our-red-army-now-needs-il-2-aircraft-like-the-air-it-breathes-like/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [If things should go too far and deportation of all whiteguard emigres from the United States were demanded, this would be an attempt against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/if-things-should-go-too-far-and-deportation-of-all-whiteguard-emigres/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [We think that a powerful and vigorous movement is impossible without differences - "true conformity" is possible only in the cemetery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/we-think-that-a-powerful-and-vigorous-movement-is-impossible-without/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [ \[American Communist Party\] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/american-communist-party-legally-exists-in-the-u-s-a-it-nominates-its/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [“Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/gratitude-is-an-illness-suffered-by-dogs/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [A man's eyes should be torn out if he can only see the past](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/a-man-s-eyes-should-be-torn-out-if-he-can-only-see-the-past/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [One death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/one-death-is-a-tragedy-a-million-is-a-statistic/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/education-is-a-weapon-whose-effect-depends-on-who-holds-it-in-his/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [To slacken the tempo...would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/to-slacken-the-tempo-would-mean-falling-behind-and-those-who-fall/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [You do not lament the loss of hair of one who has been beheaded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/you-do-not-lament-the-loss-of-hair-of-one-who-has-been-beheaded/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [The Red Army and Navy and the whole Soviet people must fight for every inch of Soviet soil, fight to the last drop of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/the-red-army-and-navy-and-the-whole-soviet-people-must-fight-for/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [ I admit that I do not recall the speeches of Comrades \[Earl\] Browder and \[Samuel\] Darcy. I do not even recall of what they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/i-admit-that-i-do-not-recall-the-speeches-of-comrades-earl-browder/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

> [He who casts a vote decides nothing. He who counts the vote decides everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/he-who-casts-a-vote-decides-nothing-he-who-counts-the-vote-decides/)

[Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/joseph-stalin/#itemlist",
            "name": "3 Famine Quotes By Joseph Stalin",
            "numberOfItems": 3,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "At this point the question of Ukraine is the most important. The situation in Ukraine is very bad. If we don't take steps now to improve the situation, we may lose Ukraine. The objective should be to transform Ukraine , in the shortest period of time, into a real fortress of the U.S.S.R.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Joseph Stalin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is-the-most-important-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is_971969.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is_971969.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is_971969.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“At this point the question of Ukraine is the most important. The situation in Ukraine is very bad. If we…” — Joseph Stalin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Farmers present by themselves the basic force of the national movement. Without farmers there can be no strong national movement. This is what we mean when we say that the nationalist question, is actually, the farmers' question.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Joseph Stalin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/farmers-present-by-themselves-the-basic-force-of-the-national/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef9/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_farmers-present-by-themselves-the-basic_2046629.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef9/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_farmers-present-by-themselves-the-basic_2046629.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef9/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_farmers-present-by-themselves-the-basic_2046629.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Farmers present by themselves the basic force of the national movement. Without farmers there can be no…” — Joseph Stalin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "- Oh no, The Collective Farm policy was a terrible struggle... Ten million (he said holding up his hands). It was fearful. Four years it lasted. It was absolutely necessary.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Joseph Stalin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/oh-no-the-collective-farm-policy-was-a-terrible-struggle-ten-million/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/joseph-stalin-1734_collectives_oh-no-the-collective-farm-policy-was-a-t_2475258.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/joseph-stalin-1734_collectives_oh-no-the-collective-farm-policy-was-a-t_2475258.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/joseph-stalin-1734_collectives_oh-no-the-collective-farm-policy-was-a-t_2475258.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“- Oh no, The Collective Farm policy was a terrible struggle... Ten million (he said holding up his hands)…” — Joseph Stalin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/joseph-stalin/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/joseph-stalin/",
            "name": "Famine Quotes by Joseph Stalin",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/joseph-stalin/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is_971969.jpg"
            },
            "description": "3 Famine quotes by Joseph Stalin. Plus more from Joseph Stalin and more Famine sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/joseph-stalin/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/joseph-stalin/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Famine",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Joseph Stalin",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/famine/joseph-stalin/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```