Bialynia
15 Jul 2009
History / UKRAINIAN GENOCIDE AGAINST POLES DOWNPLAYED [57]
I'm new to the forum but thought I would comment. Coming from a family that fled Wołyń because of the actions of the UPA I am of the belief that we should remember it but not dwell on it. Sometimes the only interest Poles seem to have in Wołyń is the UPA atrocities, it doesn't make us very welcome tourists and doesn't help us rebuild Polish-Ukrainian relations in the area. I have traveled to Wołyń a few times and have simply not made WWII and UPA an issue on my agenda, which was surprisingly pleasant to the Ukrainians I met.
I'm new to the forum but thought I would comment. Coming from a family that fled Wołyń because of the actions of the UPA I am of the belief that we should remember it but not dwell on it. Sometimes the only interest Poles seem to have in Wołyń is the UPA atrocities, it doesn't make us very welcome tourists and doesn't help us rebuild Polish-Ukrainian relations in the area. I have traveled to Wołyń a few times and have simply not made WWII and UPA an issue on my agenda, which was surprisingly pleasant to the Ukrainians I met.