First published at 21:18 UTC on October 7th, 2021.
The OUN, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists was created after the events that led to the annexation of Galicia and Volhynia by the Poles, and was a major movement seeking an independent Ukraine.
As the movement grew, so did the tensions between P…
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The OUN, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists was created after the events that led to the annexation of Galicia and Volhynia by the Poles, and was a major movement seeking an independent Ukraine.
As the movement grew, so did the tensions between Poles and Ukrainians.
This created a new surge of supporters of the OUN, which was in exile.
These new recruits were far more violent, and tended to adopt radical nazi ideas, while the older wing, composed by veterans, was more inclined towards Italian Fascism. This splitted the OUN in two branches: The "older" one, OUN-M, led by Andriy Melnik, and the "younger", more violent one, led by Stepan Bandera. This one was known for its ruthlessness and massacres carried in Galicia against Poles.
Lyrics:
Смерть або воля, в карпатських лісах,
З нами наш тризуб, і наш рідний стяг,
Наш батько Бандера, ми вірні сини
За волю і правду боролись і ми!
Слава нашому Бандері і всім воякам,
Хто за вільну Україну голову поклав,
Хай живе Степан Бандера у наших піснях,
Та не згасне його слава і в наших серцях!
То ж браття шануймо свободу свою,
Що була здобута в нерівнім бою,
Згадаймо героїв, Вкраїну любім,
І славу Бандери навік збережім!
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