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54 Наталя Романець suspil’stvo 30-kh rr. XX st.: narysy povsiakdennoho zhyttia: kolektyvna monohrafiia. Kyiv, pp., 97–238 [in Ukrainian]. 6. Vert, N., Mironenko, S. (Ed.). (2004). Istoriya stalinskogo GULAGa. Ko- nec 1920-x – pervaya polovina 1950-x godov: Sobranie dokumentov v 7-mi tomakh. Vol. 1. Massovye repressii v SSSR. Moscow [in Russian]. Romanets N. The state of prisoners during the 1932–1933 Holodomor (based on materials from the Dnipropetrovsk region) The article’s goal is to draw attention to the conditions of inmates in the Dnipropetrovsk area during the 1932–1933 Holodomor. The research methodology is grounded in the principles of comprehend- siveness, the scientific method, and historicism. The present study applied comparative-historical, historical-genetic, and comparative- historical techniques to accomplish its objective. The methodologies of source and hermeneutic analysis are used in the processing of archival records. Conclusions. A significant rise in the number of prisoners resulted from widespread repressions during the 1932–1933 grain procurement cam- paign. The majority of these detainees were peasants who were either the subject of an inquiry or had been found guilty of offences including theft of grain, products, animals, and failure to comply with procurement plans. People who had been arrested were housed in appalling conditions since their cells were 500–1000% overcrowded. The extreme over- crowding made it hard to maintain even the barest hygienic and sanitary standards, such as having enough dishes and drinking water. The convicts started to contract infectious diseases, such as typhus, which threatened the region’s whole population. A significant death rate resulted from the prisoners’ inadequate nutrition once they were fatigued from hunger. In congested quarters, the arrested went on the rampage. The overpopulation of sites of deprivation of liberty rendered it hard to combat crime in the Dnipropetrovsk region’s cities and villages since there was nowhere to house the people who had been arrested for armed robbery and banditry. The authorities’ response to the dire circumstances surrounding the arrests was to empty the places of confinement. This move was made for more pragmatic reasons than the humane treatment of the prisoners, as they were no longer able to work and the lack of workers in the state and collective farm sectors. Prisoners’ conditions worsened throughout 1933 despite the actions taken by the Party-Soviet leadership. Key words: Holodomor, prisoners, nutrition in prison cells, Dnipropetrovsk region.