The slogan of the Ukrainian nationalists of the 90s of the 20th century was surprisingly at odds with the image of the Ukrainian nationalist created by Soviet propaganda.

This was stated by the artist Alexander Roitburd in his interview to the "Observer".

"Ukrainian nationalism has a wide spectrum, from national-democratic and national-liberal to quasifascist manifestations. It is unlikely that Vyacheslav Chornovil would be delighted with the texts of Mrs. Farion or Mr. Tyagnibok. "Rukh" on the political scene came out with the slogan: "Ukraine should be a country where Ukrainians are better than Russians in Canada, Russians are better than Jews in Russia, Jews are better than in Israel". This is the slogan "Rukh" in 1989. I remember how surprised I was, because it was at odds with the image of the Ukrainian nationalist, created by Soviet propaganda, "he said..

According to the artist, the whole spectrum of nationalism exists now in the Ukrainian politics. Some of those who adhered to views on the brink of Nazism three years ago, began to speak more civilized and weighed, while others, on the contrary, radicalized.

"But on the whole I want to remind you that the modern world is very different from the world in which nationalist postulates were formulated. Nationalism has a certain mobilization potential, especially during the liberation wars. But the state can not be completely identified with the nationalist position.

Because nationalism mobilizes someone - as a rule, those who have already been mobilized - but somebody scares off. In particular, I do not consider the position of the Institute of National Memory to be weighted, it is frankly one-sided. This myth-making, which some Ukrainians inspire, but in general, like any myth-making, I consider it harmful, "- summed up Roitburd.

As reported by the "Observer", earlier in Vinnytsia nationalists in masks attacked the protesting pensioners.

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