Conquest Prize for Contribution to Holodomor Studies

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The Conquest Prize for Contribution to Holodomor Studies is awarded on a biennial basis to the author of an outstanding article that contributes to a fuller understanding of the Holodomor. A jury of eminent specialists is assembled to determine the winner of the $2500 CAD prize. The Conquest Prize honours historian Robert Conquest, author of the groundbreaking work The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine, which marked a watershed in the study of the Holodomor at the time of its publication in 1986.

ABOUT ROBERT CONQUEST

The Robert Conquest Prize honours historian Robert Conquest, author of the groundbreaking work The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine. Published in 1986, Harvest of Sorrow marked a watershed in the study of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33. Dr. Conquest’s comprehensive treatment addressed the role of Communist ideology and its relationship to the peasantry, collectivization policy and implementation, the deportation of kulaks, issues of nationality and religion in the Soviet Union, and the role of Stalin in the Famine. Dr. Conquest described the failure of the West to respond to reports of the Famine and assigned culpability to Stalin and his regime for setting impossibly high grain requisitions, seizing foodstuffs, preventing the starving from seeking food elsewhere, and covering up the crime. Based on eyewitness testimonies, his analysis and conclusions were corroborated by Soviet archival materials that became accessible with the collapse of the USSR.

Harvest of Sorrow sparked debates in academic and political circles and ensured widespread awareness of the Holodomor. In a legacy marked by achievement, Harvest of Sorrow is certainly one of Robert Conquest’s greatest accomplishments.

 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 CONQUEST PRIZE

Eligibility: 

  • Nominated articles must have been published in English, in print or in an online publication, between September 30, 2022, and the submission deadline, which is January 20, 2025.
  • Nominations may be submitted by the author, editor, publisher, or colleagues. 
  • Articles published in English translation are eligible.

Please send the following items as attachments to hrec@ualberta.ca using the subject line 'Conquest Prize submission':

1) Completed APPLICATION FORM

2) PDF of the article

3) CV of the author

4) Abstract of the article (in English, max. one page)

Download Application Form