From Rus' to the Volhynia Tragedy (compilation, 23.08.2023)
A thematic compilation from Vitaliy Dribnytsia’s video disputes — from Kyivan Rus’ to the Volhynia tragedy. In the selected fragment the historian explains the geopolitical background of Volhynia in 1943 through the decisions of the Tehran Conference and cites the works of Grzegorz Motyka (the Polish side) and Volodymyr Viatrovych (the Ukrainian side). A source for the article on whether the OUN was a fascist movement.
Key moments
- 11:19 The Volhynia tragedy: Grzegorz Motyka, the leading Polish specialist on the question
- 12:07 "There was no UPA order": mutual ethnic cleansing on both sides
- 13:08 The 1943 Tehran Conference and the fate of the lands Stalin seized in 1939
- 15:12 Volodymyr Viatrovych and his book "The Ukrainian-Polish Conflict, 1942-1947"