Historian Timothy Snyder explains to the Poles that when Ukrainians glorify the UPA, they mean a certain mythical “third phase” of the army’s history. Like, when we honor the rebels, it’s as if we’re not specifically talking about the anti-German and anti-Polish fronts of the UPA. It’s as if we are highlighting only the fight with Moscow. And this is not true.

The following is the text in the original language. Let's talk. There are a lot of books, publications, memorial signs to those OUN and UPA figures who perished at the hands of the Nazis and Poles.

There is no third phase of UPA activity in our historical narrative.. That's why I'm so eager to " I understand why the professor seems to want to get involved with the Polish public - the Ukrainians, speaking about the UPA and Bandera, do not have anything anti-Polish in mind.

This forgiveness of anything is for our good, even if it’s not for the worse. We are writing and recreating the history of the free Rukh, in which they shot Pilsudski and Peratski, the rank of Lemik, the attentate and expropriation, Wolin, Gurbi and Stary Zagoriv, the operation at Avshvitsa, Bereza.

The beginning of the historical war with Poland and Bazhany, and perhaps.

Not through subordination to Polish powers, but on the recognized sovereignty of national memories. We do not have the right to ban or ban the heroes of Polish history. And we do not accept such claims from our neighbors or our heroes. The defense forces named after the UPA, Konovaltsya, Shukhevych Street, Bandera monuments appeared not through “provocation”, “insensitiveness” (which is definitely not what the Polish people say about) or “oversight”. This is part of the memory policy. And the whole cob.