Is there evidence of Cannibalism in the Russian famine?

by Britt2211

Just saw this post on /r/wtf, but I am struggling to find any context behind this particular photo.

Is there any evidence that human meat was sold/consumed during Russian famines?

8BallTiger

Yes. Timothy Snyder discusses it in his book Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin During the Ukrainian famine Some parents murdered their kids and ate them while other parents told their children to eat them once they (the parents) had died. Obviously those are extreme examples and not the norm there were accounts of cannibalism, even in the cities, during the Ukrainian famine.