Modern Ukrainians and Bandera and UPA. Experts: for most they are only symbols of the fight against Russia; they know small about the crimes in Volyn

Zdjęcie: Współcześni Ukraińcy a Bandera i UPA. Eksperci: dla większości to wyłącznie symbole walki z Rosją; mało wiedzą o zbrodniach na Wołyniu / Shutterstock


"If the Russians say that Bandera is evil, he is most likely a hero" – according to Prof. Joanna Gotka of the University of Warsaw, most Ukrainians think in this way, which explains the emergence in popularity of Stepan Bandera in Ukrainian society. However, as Maria Piechowska of PISM convinces, the period of his top glories has passed. According to experts in Ukraine, there is small cognition about events in Volyn. Ukrainians know adequate that Poles dig into this topic. For them, Bandera and UPA are only symbols of the fight against russian Russia, and now with Russia.