Today in Labor History July 11, 1943: The nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army launched a massacre of Poles in Nazi-occupied Eastern Galicia. The attacks, which continued until 1945, targeted mostly women and children, and included rape, dismemberment and immolation. 50,000-100,000 died in the attacks, which were directly linked to the policies of the fascist Stepan Bandera's Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, whose goal was to purge all non-Ukrainians from the future Ukrainian state. Bandera is considered a hero by many of the Ukrainian nationalist militias that are currently active in the war with Russia, and many of them also subscribe to goal of purging Ukraine of all non-Ukrainians. In 2016, the Parliament of Poland passed a resolution recognizing the massacres as genocide.
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#MartaHavryshko: Cómo los nacionalistas radicales tomaron el control de Ucrania
This weekend marks the 11th anniversary of 48 ethnic Russians burnt alive by far-right thugs in Odessa, a massacre that spurred independence declarations in Donbass, leading to civil war in Ukraine and eventually Russia's intervention. On May 2, 2014, Neo-Nazi gangs massacred 48 people who had rej
Neo-Nazism's rise in Ukraine is due to the silent approval of Ukraine’s political and military elites who prefer to turn a blind eye because they rely on the far-right for their military potential, Ukrainian academic Marta Havryshko tells Natylie Baldwin. By Natylie Baldwin Special to Consor
If true, it'll be another big tragic fun fact of life:
#Ukraine is appointing its biggest #StepanBandera fan in official diplomatic service as ambassador to the #UN, underlining Ukraines support for #NeoNazis I guess.
Meanwhile German Neo-Nazis give regular reports of their task in Ukraine as "European Freedom fighters".
Eieiei. What shall one do? Being Nazi is becoming fashionable again. Europe will also get a turning point in 5 to 10 years.
Let's see, 5 + 😲, oh no, still to young then.
Today in Labor History July 11, 1943: The nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army launched a massacre of Poles in Nazi-occupied Eastern Galicia. The attacks, which continued until 1945, targeted mostly women and children, and included rape, dismemberment and immolation. 50,000-100,000 died in the attacks, which were directly linked to the policies of the fascist Stepan Bandera's Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, whose goal was to purge all non-Ukrainians from the future Ukrainian state. Bandera is considered a hero by many of the Ukrainian nationalist militias that are currently active in the war with Russia, and many of them also subscribe to goal of purging Ukraine of all non-Ukrainians. In 2016, the Parliament of Poland passed a resolution recognizing the massacres as genocide.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #fascism #nazis #ukraine #StepanBandera #nationalism #poland #genocide #massacre #women #children #rape