The decree also provided that the nation's flag should be flown at half-staff, a sign of mourning, and that entertainment events would be restricted.
[6] That year, the 74th anniversary of the famine was marked in Kyiv over a period of three days (23 to 25 November) on the Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
Documentaries made by famous Ukrainian and foreign movie directors were also played, and experts and scholars offered lectures on the topic.
[9] The legislation was introduced in parliament as a private member's bill by James Bezan (representing Selkirk–Interlake), and achieved royal assent on May 27.
[11] The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe passed a resolution welcoming the establishment of the Ukrainian day of commemoration in April 2010.