| − | Modern Ukraine is largely the remains of the failed efforts of [[Bolshevik]] [[nation building]]. Before being the Bolshevik declaration of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian People's Republic existed for a few months and headed by the Hetman of all Ukraine, [[Pavlo Skoropadskyi]]. Its recognition wasn't extended in the by its peers World at the [[Versailles Conference]]..<ref>https://www.academia.edu/92516490/The_Ukrainians_Unexpected_Nation_review_?email_work_card=title</ref> | + | Modern Ukraine is largely the remains of the failed efforts of [[Bolshevik]] [[nation building]]. Before the Bolshevik declaration of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian People's Republic existed for a few months headed by the "Hetman of all Ukraine", [[Pavlo Skoropadskyi]]. Recognition was not extended to it at the [[Versailles Conference]].<ref>https://www.academia.edu/92516490/The_Ukrainians_Unexpected_Nation_review_?email_work_card=title</ref> |
| | In December 2020, after torchlight parades took place all over Ukraine honoring [[Stepan Bandera]], head of the [[OUN-B]], Ukrainian national hero, who was a collaborator with the Nazis during the [[Second World War]], and whose men massacred [[Jews]] and [[Polish]] civilians, [[Poland]] and [[Israel]] issued a joint communiqué to complain about the glorification of Bandera, Andriy Melnyk, the head of the other branch of the OUN, the OUN-M, and all others who actively promoted the [[ethnic cleansing]] of Jews and Poles.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PLinUkraine/status/1212760669285736449 Joint statement of Ambassador of Polish Ambassador Bartosz Cichocki and Ambassador of Israel in Ukraine Joel Lion].</ref> | | In December 2020, after torchlight parades took place all over Ukraine honoring [[Stepan Bandera]], head of the [[OUN-B]], Ukrainian national hero, who was a collaborator with the Nazis during the [[Second World War]], and whose men massacred [[Jews]] and [[Polish]] civilians, [[Poland]] and [[Israel]] issued a joint communiqué to complain about the glorification of Bandera, Andriy Melnyk, the head of the other branch of the OUN, the OUN-M, and all others who actively promoted the [[ethnic cleansing]] of Jews and Poles.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PLinUkraine/status/1212760669285736449 Joint statement of Ambassador of Polish Ambassador Bartosz Cichocki and Ambassador of Israel in Ukraine Joel Lion].</ref> |