Book highlight from “Zero Point Ukraine” by Olena Stiazhkina
The Part 1 of “Zero Point Ukraine” highlight from the chapter entitled “Unexpected outcome” considered the myth of the “Great Patriotic War” as the starting point for the new Russian empire. Part 2 focuses on Ukrainian resistance as the continuation of the national liberation struggle. If you continue visiting our Blog Page you’ll be able to read further three parts of the highlight.
Part 2
Ukrainian resistance as the continuation of the national liberation struggle
However, tens of thousands of Western Ukrainians, convicted, imprisoned, and exiled in 1944–1952 “often had firm political and general convictions; they positioned themselves in the camps accordingly.” These firm convictions and the understanding that they were imprisoned in the name of and enemy state and not one of “their own” gave