Russia has always expressed serious butthurt when Ukrainians march in honor of Stepan Bandera, a World War II era nationalist leader who led battalions that fought the Soviets.
RT always publishes some defamatory article about the marches, like this recent one, condemning Bandera as a “Nazi collaborator” and how he opposed the glorious Bolshevik liberation:
Thousands of nationalists In Kiev have celebrated the New Year with torchlight parades in honor of Stepan Bandera, a WWII nationalist regarded by modern Ukrainians as a hero and by Poles, Jews and Russians as a war criminal.
Blue-and-yellow Ukrainian national flags mingled with red-and-black banners of the Bandera’s Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and its armed wing, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), responsible for the mass murder and persecution in what is today western Ukraine, during the last years of the Second World War.
Carrying lit torches, marchers chanted slogans such as “Ukraine before everything,” “Glory to Ukraine, death to enemies,”and “Glory to Ukraine, glory to heroes!” – the latter a WWII-era slogan of the OUN-UPA that came to be widely adopted since the 2014 coup first by the ultra-nationalists, and then by the government and the military.
The event in the capital featured some participants dressed up in period uniforms, while others carried Bandera’s photos as if they were icons in a church procession.
The soundtrack to the menacing cortege was provided by a band of well-coordinated drummers. The musicians were sporting military-style uniforms and had their faces covered with balaclavas. The rally was agreed with the city authorities, who deployed a large police force along its route.
“Menacing cortege,” says RT.
How can these Russian hypocrites castigate Bandera for collaborating with the Germans when the Soviet Union did the same in the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact?
Their position on this is completely asinine and contradictory.
Whenever someone brings up the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact between Hitler and Stalin, Putin fumes and goes on a rampage of denial. He even harasses his own citizens with fines for mentioning this pact negatively.
Anyone in Russia who tries to unearth evidence of Soviet crimes is harassed by the state, railroaded into prison or fined heavily, like Yury Dmitriyev.
Russia’s official state media organs routinely deny and diminish the Ukrainian Holodomor famine in which Stalin starved to death millions of Ukrainians.
But don’t question the Holocaust, filthy goyim.
This is the kind of blistering hypocrisy and doublespeak you can expect from a KGB snake like Putin.
Every Polak should realize: one just can’t say Bandera is terrorist and blame Stalin for attacking “Poland”. (According to the Sovist narrative, Stalin annexed Western Ukraine in order to save Ukrainian peasunts and workers from Polish bourgeous yoke). Each time the Polaks do that, they make Putin smile. Or maybe they seriously want to take WUkr back some day? Ok, thats another story
Same to those who condemn Molotov-Ribentrop pact, prepare to the question: thus, do you recognize that Western Ukraine is in fact Eastern Poland? . Ukrainian entity is really a problem in all that historical mess.
This was my response to you, Vladimir, from the one previous article about “white solidarity” you mentioned!
I understand your points, Vladimir! And most you said is true!
But you need to understand that “White nationalism” only applies to the “western world” like the USA, Canada, Australia… because those are countries where White people are a mix of Europeans with their own identity!
Where it comes to Europe you don’t need to call yourself “white nationalist” because being Ukrainian nationalist you are already that and more! Because it’s a subgroup of European race!
And yes! there is no European solidarity in Europe! Because of global capitalism, we are living right now! Countries are only a base for big companies and they are happy to import cheap labour to cut production expenses to compete in global markets or even the EU market! Do you think all Poles are happy with Ukrainian immigrant or they benefit from that? Ukrainian immigrants in Poland are the same thing as Polish immigrants in the UK or Germany!
This all unfairness is due to Jewish controlled global economy! Money! How many stories you have heard about some family members fighting over grandpas inheritance!?
I have read your response in previous post. Unfortunately, you are right
Thanks! Keep up!
What will Dickie Spencer say to that?
Plus Russia sends dissidents to remote areas as punishment like in the old days
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/25/russia-sends-dissident-remote-arctic-military-base/
Bandera? Ain’t that a Spanish name?