"Why do you care so much about the Volhyn thing?" I get asked that a lot by our Ukrainian friends in Poland. Well, that's why.





by Pizmak

5 comments

  1. My great grandfather was killed in a very brutal way during the Wołyń massacre, very disturbing and he was young aswell.

  2. Masakry były nie tylko na Wołyniu, ale także w Małopolsce Wschodniej, a nawet na terenach w obecnych granicach Polski. Na Wołyniu masakr było najwięcej.

  3. Take the intro warning very seriously. I knew what I was getting myself into, there are no distrubing images, just writtern/read descriptions and witness statements and yet here I am 8 hours later, still feeling kind of sick and depressed. Not an easy watch.

  4. Because you live in poorest country in EU and have nothing better to do. Also beg Germany for reparations.

  5. Ukraine does its best to avoid the topic of the Volhynia massacres because it’s an ugly and unknown part of their history, especially in the West. It’s an uncomfortable truth that clashes with the current narrative.

    Modern Ukrainian national identity is partially built around nationalist resistance movements like the UPA. Bandera and Shukhevych are considered to be heroes, despite their direct links to mass ethnic cleansing. Acknowledging responsibility for Volhynia would mean admitting that parts of Ukraine’s national identity is rooted in genocide.

    The West conveniently ignores this because Ukraine is currently the “good guy” in the war with Russia. Highlighting these historical facts doesn’t fit a nice narrative of victim versus aggressor.

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