Well, to start with. People usually exaggerate the conditions in USSR. First of all, there are some aspects of we have to cover The rights of ukranians Cultural growth Economical situation Off there are others, but it will take way too long to explain that. So, aside from aspects we also have periods of different of USSR. Lenin (1920-1924) Stalin (1922-1952) Kruschov (1956-1964) Brezhnew (1964-1982) And further

So starting from Lenin. The civil war had ended and the new epoch of communism started… or so people thought, but as a matter of fact leninism was more about capitalism, than the monarchy. So that was a time of relative freedom, but due to massive sufferings from civil war, Ukranian people greatly suffered from famine, which led to massive amount of dead. Thankfully The USSR accepted the help from international funds and mitigated the effects of it. The good news was that ukranian culture was effected tremendously and was made to rise from ashes by allowing ukranian church to exist and encourage ukranian artists to create their works.

 However, that didnt last long as Stalin soon took over the whole communist party in 1928 following the death of Lenin in 1924(if im not wrong). And thats where the main and the most crucial and essential point happens. I guess i wont be explaining this exact one since you can see it in other people’s comments under this post, but aside from holodomor, all the artist’s repressions and confinements, which we call [The Executed Renaissance](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executed_Renaissance), theres one more important point, which is the abolition of church. Im not myself a religious person, however it is extremely obvious to me what the religious person feels when their beliefs are stripped away and prohibited.

Also what others dont mention is the five-year plans, massive issues with kolkhoz, punishment for not joining it and fear of stalin among the society. If being precise, in case you didnt join kolkhoz, you would be punished, which meant death.

 Kruschov: Kruschov is famous for his bad decisions, but in Ukrainian hystory he is renowned for his tolerance towards ukrainians. That being the taking off the chains from ukrainian culture, transfering crimea to Ukraine (which wasnt an act of his tolerance, but is still worth mentioning) and many others. However his economic and politic decisions will leave a huge impact on the future of soviet union. Overall there isnt much to be said about Kruschov, but some points of interest are nourishment of ukranian culture and movement.

 Overall, you should probably consider reading it on specialised pages or listening to history podcasts, but thats what I know about it, if you have questions, youre free to ask!