::''"The coming to terms with the [[Holocaust]] in [[western Ukraine]] has been a long and challenging process that is not finished yet. It was a conglomeration of various cultural, social, and political factors that hindered the exploration of the Holocaust in this part of Ukraine and prevented the building of good relationships between Ukrainians and Jews. Ukrainians found it especially difficult to accept the fact that the '''Ukrainian nationalists were among the Holocaust perpetrators because the patriotic narrative and the “official” national version of Ukrainian history portrayed the [[OUN]] and [[UPA]] as national heroes who fought for an independent Ukraine, resisting [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. Because the Ukrainian nationalists faked and destroyed the evidences of their involvement in the [[mass murder]] of Jews and the German occupiers did not keep records of Ukrainian nationalists’ killings''' of Jews, the testimonies of the survivors have been a very important, although not the sole, source of evidence. ..." [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 18:54, September 30, 2023 (EDT) | ::''"The coming to terms with the [[Holocaust]] in [[western Ukraine]] has been a long and challenging process that is not finished yet. It was a conglomeration of various cultural, social, and political factors that hindered the exploration of the Holocaust in this part of Ukraine and prevented the building of good relationships between Ukrainians and Jews. Ukrainians found it especially difficult to accept the fact that the '''Ukrainian nationalists were among the Holocaust perpetrators because the patriotic narrative and the “official” national version of Ukrainian history portrayed the [[OUN]] and [[UPA]] as national heroes who fought for an independent Ukraine, resisting [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. Because the Ukrainian nationalists faked and destroyed the evidences of their involvement in the [[mass murder]] of Jews and the German occupiers did not keep records of Ukrainian nationalists’ killings''' of Jews, the testimonies of the survivors have been a very important, although not the sole, source of evidence. ..." [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 18:54, September 30, 2023 (EDT) |