As you probably know, the OUN had two factions — one led by Stepan Bandera, who I obliquely reference a few times; and a more moderate wing helmed by Andriy Melnyk. There has been *a lot* written about that organization, and its relationship with the broader Ukrainian community. (Again, as I'm sure you're…
As you probably know, the OUN had two factions — one led by Stepan Bandera, who I obliquely reference a few times; and a more moderate wing helmed by Andriy Melnyk. There has been *a lot* written about that organization, and its relationship with the broader Ukrainian community. (Again, as I'm sure you're aware.) Its targeting of Jews and Poles is unconscionable and shouldn't be whitewashed, but it should also fit in the historical context. (As Russian propaganda about these groups emphatically refuses to do.)
I'm not an expert, but John-Paul Himka is. He's on Twitter. I recommend his book Ukrainian Nationalists and the Holocaust: OUN and UPA's Participation in the Destruction of Ukrainian Jewry, 1941–1944.
I'm familiar with his work! I haven't read that book, but I've read some of his other work. All I can really do is vulgarize the good work of people like Himka and Shkandrij.
I understand. It's a complicated topic. You did a good job of bringing context to the subject. I was glad to read your article because the social media conversation is so bad. A part of me wants to talk about the incident because it upset me. On the other hand, I worry about getting things wrong. Thanks for bring attention to Shkandrij's book. Someone told me he was writing one, but I didn't know it had come out. I'm going to read it.
Thanks for that extra background.
As you probably know, the OUN had two factions — one led by Stepan Bandera, who I obliquely reference a few times; and a more moderate wing helmed by Andriy Melnyk. There has been *a lot* written about that organization, and its relationship with the broader Ukrainian community. (Again, as I'm sure you're aware.) Its targeting of Jews and Poles is unconscionable and shouldn't be whitewashed, but it should also fit in the historical context. (As Russian propaganda about these groups emphatically refuses to do.)
I'm not an expert, but John-Paul Himka is. He's on Twitter. I recommend his book Ukrainian Nationalists and the Holocaust: OUN and UPA's Participation in the Destruction of Ukrainian Jewry, 1941–1944.
I'm familiar with his work! I haven't read that book, but I've read some of his other work. All I can really do is vulgarize the good work of people like Himka and Shkandrij.
I understand. It's a complicated topic. You did a good job of bringing context to the subject. I was glad to read your article because the social media conversation is so bad. A part of me wants to talk about the incident because it upset me. On the other hand, I worry about getting things wrong. Thanks for bring attention to Shkandrij's book. Someone told me he was writing one, but I didn't know it had come out. I'm going to read it.