Forced collectivisation, procurement, coercion and restrictions on movement belong at the centre of this
investigation. Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other affected regions require distinct treatment rather than a single flattened story. Power question: what happened when authorities could command production and extraction while suppressing refusal, movement and unwelcome information? Avoidance question: could enforceable local decision rights, independent reporting and limits on procurement have interrupted the mechanisms of catastrophe? Lab proposal: explore incentives and food flows only as analytical aids. No simulation substitutes for historical evidence about repression, intent and human experience.