The issue of the Volhynian massacre returned to public debate. The topic was picked up by “experts” from Russia i Belaruswho recently they deliberated in Königsbergnear the border with Poland. Representatives of the historical community debated the “common history” and “common destiny” of Russia and Belarus. Suddenly, a thread emerged in the discussion Polish-Ukrainian relations.
The subject of the crime committed during World War II by Ukrainian nationalists on the Polish population. Historians were very critical in assessing the events on Volhynia. There were calls to recognize it as genocide.
Russia. They “stood up” for the Poles and raised the issue of Volhynia
Alexander Diukowdirector of the Historical Memory Foundation and employee of the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, appealed to the parliaments of Russia and Belarus to adopting appropriate resolutions regarding Volhynia.
Belsat, which reported on the “experts” meeting, described the procedures Moscow and Minsk as “grotesque”. Standing up for Poles is expected to have a negative impact on Polish-Ukrainian relations, and let us remind you that Warsaw is one of the closest Kiev's allies in the ongoing war.
The medium reminded that in Russia and Belarus they systematically disappear commemorating the Polish victims of the Soviet regime during the times Soviet Union. Another treatment is reversing historical truth. There are theories in the Russian media that the Germans were behind the Katyn massacre.
Volhynia. There will be activities of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, including exhumations
In Interia we informed about declaration of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance. He plans to exhume the dead in 2025 in the Rivne region Poles. As emphasized in the statement, the work will be carried out at the request of Polish citizens. The institution turned to government of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada for allocation for this purpose funds from the state budget.
“UINP remains open to cooperation with Polish institutions in the field of exploration, conservation and care memorial places of Ukrainians in Poland and Poles in Ukraine“- emphasized Anton Drobowycz, chairman of the organization.
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