This article is devoted to the problems of hunger in Kazakhstan in 1930s. The author has analyzed the works of local and foreign historians and researchers regarding the topic of hunger in 1931-1933, and provided historical data given by individual authors. Apart from this, the author draws attention to the fact that this problem of the Soviet times was not objectively assessed. The archival data used by the author indicate that the collectivization of the Soviet totalitarian regime led to hunger and the complete death of Kazakh villages. It analyzed statistical data reflecting the decline in livestock on Aktobe region. The article also provides digital data on he demographic process caused by hunger.