In the Ternopil region held a regional hour devoted to the 99th anniversary of the battle of Kruty
history hours "Remember Kruty" was held on 27 January in the regional Museum. The event dedicated to the 99th anniversary of the battle of Kruty. To honour the memory of youths who died in an unequal battle, came the representatives of authorities, public organizations, students and schoolchildren. "In our history, many tragic pages. And the battle of Kruty, which took place almost 100 years ago, is just tragic, and above all brilliant page in the history of our people. The tragic death of the student Kurin of Kruty became a symbol of patriotism and sacrifice in the struggle for an independent Ukraine. However, about the heroism of the youth of Kruty was forgotten for more than 70 years. In Ukraine the celebration of the battle of Kruty began only on the eve of the Declaration of independence. On 29 January 1991 at the initiative of the people's Rukh of Ukraine, Student Union, and other national-democratic organizations in Kruty was erected a birch cross and held the first small public rally. At the state level began to celebrate the memory of Krut heroes in Ukraine only in 2004-th year", - said during the event, the chief of Department of culture of regional state administration Gregory Sergei. On the role of the battle of Kruty was told by the Director of the State archive of Ternopil region Fedor Polyanskiy. He stressed that all generations of Ukrainians these guys showed an example of victimhood and true patriotism. "So, young defenders of the UPR gave their lives for the freedom and independence of their native land. New times have come, and thousands of new heroes have sacrificed themselves for the sake of Ukraine. But we will never forget the cadets of the First Ukrainian military youth school and soldiers of the Service battalion Riflemen; those students and high school students. The events under Kruty are a lesson for present Ukraine regarding the fact that underestimating the role of the army in securing independence can lead to tragic events. The leaders of the national-liberation competitions of the last century underestimated the role of the army in securing independence. And the same mistake was repeated over the last two decades," said Fedor Polyanskiy. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
