73 years of the Volyn tragedy: as it was
July 11, marks the 73rd anniversary of the Volyn tragedy of 1943. The theme of confrontation in Volyn 1943-1944, despite the significant efforts of Ukraine and Poland in the issues of reconciliation, remains one of the most sensitive and controversial in the history of bilateral relations. Ukraine is now forced once again to defend its independence in an armed struggle. Russia is waging against Ukraine, hybrid war ruthless. One of the methods of this war is the manipulation of the common questions of the past in order, in particular, to drive a wedge between the Polish and Ukrainian peoples. In early June, in connection with the approach the 73rd anniversary of the Volyn tragedy, the Ukrainian political figures, members of the clergy and intellectuals appealed to the Polish public with an open letter of reconciliation. They are urged not to resort to drastic and ill-considered declarations that will enable the common enemy to use it against Poland and Ukraine. July 4, 2016 in response to the letter of Ukrainian political figures and clergy, politicians and public figures of Poland wrote a letter of appeal in connection with the 73rd anniversary of the Volyn tragedy, addressed to the Ukrainians. The authors of the appeal asked to forgive the wrongs done to "brothers-Ukrainians by Polish hands." In his address, the Polish figures celebrate the unity and kinship of two Nations – Polish and Ukrainian. Ukraine's position is clear and unambiguous, especially given the bitter experience of Russian aggression in Eastern Ukraine: any crime against the civilian population is indefensible. But Ukraine is opposed to the application of the principle of collective responsibility. Heavy history and conflicts of the past can't cross that combines the two for centuries people. Ukrainians and poles together were defending Christian Europe at Vienna and Hawtin, repeatedly fought together against the Moscow aggressor and beat him. For centuries, poles and Ukrainians vzaimopomoshi each other in science, culture, art, economic activities. Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Ukrainians and poles in both countries are linked by kinship. Both Nations – the European Nations, with a common future. Reference: At the beginning of the Second world war and Nazi Germany's attack on Poland politics of interwar Second Polish Republic were aimed at cultural, social, economic and religious discrimination against Ukrainians. Despite the fact that in the ranks of the Polish army against the Nazis faithfully fought about 120 thousand mobilized Ukrainian soldiers, Western Ukraine was captured by rebel actions, organized by the OUN. Nearly 8 thousand members, the OUN, with the support of thousands of peasant supporters took part in performances in 183 settlements. Then for the first time in the Second world war was carried out punitive actions against Ukrainian villages by the Polish military. The conflict began to gain momentum in the vast Nadsyannya and Podlasie (General government) in the autumn of 1942. In November 1942 – February 1943 the Nazis deported poles from several villages, occupied their place of Ukrainians. The units of the home Army interpreted this as "cooperation of Ukrainians with the Germans against the poles" and in March 1943 began the campaign of vengeance that resulted in the mass murder of Ukrainians. Due to the massacres of thousands of Ukrainians were forced to flee to Volyn. Exactly in Volyn in the spring of 1943 was the escalation of the ethnic conflict. The Polish police took part in German punitive actions against the Ukrainians, the Polish underground AK was preparing plans to restore the pre-war Polish authorities in Western Ukraine, but only created the Ukrainian insurgent army began the anti-Nazi uprising. OUN several times initiated negotiations with the Polish underground on the termination of the fight, but every time on the way was the unwillingness of the poles to renounce Ukrainian lands. Many Ukrainian historians believe that in large measure it is this attitude of the poles, not the radical nationalism of the OUN(b) and operated the UPA was the main reason for the rebels armed actions against the Polish colonies and villages in 1943-1944. From February 1943 the anti-Polish actions swept the Eastern districts of Volyn (by then administrative tertiary division) is Sarny, Kostopil, Rivne and Zdolbuniv. In June the murder of poles spread to Dubno, Kremenets and Lutsk counties, in July – Gorokhovsky, Vladimir-Volyn and Kovel and at the end of August – the last Volyns'kyi district – Liuboml. 11-13 July 1943 was the General revolt against the local poles. The UPA units almost simultaneously attacked more than 100 Polish villages. The vast majority of pockets of Polish resistance did not survive the onslaught of the troops of the UPA and were destroyed. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administration.Ïåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
