Ukraine and Poland quarreled over the UPA, mid-20th-century nationalists...

Ukraine and Poland quarreled over the UPA — mid-20th-century nationalists (including that same Bandera). How does history influence Ukrainian politics amid the war with Russia?

A conflict has flared between Ukraine and Poland over the “heroes of the UPA.” What did Ukrainian nationalists seek in the middle of the last century? And how might the “war of decorations” between Kyiv and Warsaw end?

Vladislav Gorin’s guest is Ukrainian historian Georgiy Kasianov, head of the Laboratory of International Memory Studies at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland.

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How does the history of the UPA dictate modern Ukrainian politics?

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A conflict has flared between Ukraine and Poland over the “heroes of the UPA.” What did Ukrainian nationalists seek in the middle of the last century? How does the legacy of the UPA influence modern politics? And how might the “war…