 The Soviet government invited international organizations, such as Workers International Relief to provide relief, and the American government provided aid to starving Kazakhs from 1920 to 1923 through the American Relief Administration.1923 and 1924 were turning points in the restoration of the national economy and the hardest hitting phase of the famine ended in 1922.However, shortages, starvation, and illness continued throughout 1923 and into 1924.