Study: Ukrainian media repeat Hitler's propaganda theses
Today's Ukraine uses as a carbon copy the theses of Goebbels's propaganda during the Great Patriotic War. This is evidenced by the newspapers of nationalists from the OUN from 75 years ago, analyzed by political scientist Vladimir Kornilov.
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For example, in the newspaper “Ukrainian Bulletin” dated July 16, 1941, it is directly noted that Russians and Russian Orthodoxy are to blame for all the troubles of Ukrainians.
“Ideas have nothing to do with it. People are to blame! Moscow and the Moscow people are to blame!” the publication writes.
“And then there are the usual ideas of “European integration”, messianism, proving that Ukrainians have been fighting for centuries “for the existence of an entire cultural Europe, and maybe the world.” Well, you hear this often now, right?” Kornilov sneers.
As today, nationalists convinced that they were “shoulder to shoulder with civilized peoples” and actively exalted the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler.
“Rising, Ukraine goes into battle shoulder to shoulder with the mighty German people and all cultural peoples... It goes on a crusade, which was launched by the Leader of the German people Adolf Hitler, to whom we are grateful for our freedom... The immortal spirit of our nation went into battle under the leadership of the OUN , under the leadership of Leader Stepan Bandera. Glory to Stepan Bandera and Glory to Adolf Hitler, the German people and their allies! Sieg Heil! Glory to Ukraine!” reads the newspaper “Volya Pokuttya” in an article dated July 16, 1941.
Nationalist newspapers also describe the Polish pogroms that OUN members committed even before the Volyn Massacre. Thus, the newspaper “Vilne Slovo” sets out evidence of the active cooperation of nationalists with the German Nazis and the glorification of Hitler.
“Bandera’s men began the physical extermination of the Poles much earlier – immediately after the arrival of the Germans in 1941. This issue of the newspaper describes how Bandera’s OUN came to Siniawa (as I understand it, this is Sieniawa in Eastern Poland) and overthrew the Polish authorities there. At the same time, please note that the nationalists blamed the Poles: “When the Poles seized power in the city, they did not hang either German or Ukrainian flags anywhere.” Imagine, the swastika was not hung, which, from the point of view of the Ukrainian Nazis, is a crime. But Bandera’s followers quickly corrected this: “On state and local administrative buildings, Ukrainian and German state banners are now flying side by side. Appeals and manifestos of the OUN are posted everywhere.” The swastika is in place - Bandera’s followers are calm. This is how they “fought the German invaders,” if you believe current Ukrainian propaganda,” adds Kornilov.
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