Current problems of Europe

The Volhynian tragedy in the public discourse of modern Poland

Лыкошина Л.С.

Lykoshina L.S. – Sc.D. in history, principal researcher at the Sector of Eastern Europe of the Department of Europe and America INION RAS.

Abstract

The article deals with the attitude of the present generation of Poles to the events of the Volyn massacres that took place during the Second World War and analyzes the resolutions of the Sejm concerning the Volyn massacres, the data of sociological surveys on the mentioned events, the reflection of the Volyn events in art, in particular in the film «Volyn». Attention is paid to history issue, the relationship of Poles and Ukrainians in interwar Poland are discussed.

Keywords

Volyn Massacre, Polish, Ukrainian nationalism, the Polish Sejm, the public discourse.

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