Between 1921 and 1922, due to a famine in southern Russia, men dragged the bodies of two family members who had starved to death and carried them for burial or cremation. The survivors buried the dead, but sometimes they were forced to eat them.

    Between 1921 and 1922, due to a famine in southern Russia, men dragged the bodies of two family members who had starved to death and carried them for burial or cremation. The survivors buried the dead, but sometimes they were forced to eat them. The famine and epidemics in southern Russia, caused by the chaos of the Russian Civil War, resulted in the deaths of millions of people from starvation between 1921 and 1922. This famine was the first major man-made disaster caused by the Lenin-Stalin regime. After that, millions of people were killed and lost their lives due to the collectivization and famine from 1929 to 1933, and the Great Purge from 1936 to 1939. This was the greatest series of tragedies caused by state policy in the history of any country in the 20th century.

   The Russian Famine of 1921-1922 was a severe famine in Russia that began in the early spring of 1921 and continued until 1922. An estimated 5 million people died during this famine, and the Volga and Ural River regions were the worst affected. Cannibalism, in which starving people ate the flesh and organs of other people, occurred. In addition, infectious diseases such as cholera and typhus were the cause of death due to the famine. During the Russian Civil War from 1918 to 1921, food was taken from growers and given to the military and supporters.

As with other major famines, there is a wide range of estimates. Soviet official publications in the early 1920s concluded that about 5 million people died in 1921 from famine and related diseases. The figure is cited in textbooks. It has been suggested that tens of millions of people died in the 20th century from war, famine, and terror.

    As with other major famines, there is a range of estimates. Soviet official publications in the early 1920s concluded that about 5 million people died in 1921 from famine and related diseases, and this was cited in textbooks. In the 20th century, tens of millions of people died from war, famine, and terrorism. Severe drought and crop failure, continuous warfare since 1914, the Soviet authorities' forced collectivization of farms, requisitioning of grain and seeds from farmers, and the Allied economic blockade of the Soviet Union were all factors that contributed to the famine.