The article is taken from documents of the Press service of the All-Ukrainian Union “Svoboda”

The article reminds the reader of the deep influence that a past leader and proponent of Ukrainian nationhood, S. Bandera, had on Ukrainians to create their own sovereign state. Slogans heard during the Maidan Protests were expressed earlier by Bandera and his fellow combatants for Ukraine. The author quotes from Bandera’s work entitled “Perspectives of Ukrainian Revolution.”

The author of the article mentions five main thoughts, expressed by Bandera, which have influenced Ukrainians greatly in their struggle for national freedom. First, Bandera expresses the opinion that Russians display imperialistic motives in relation to other people groups and are not willing to free themselves of such a desire even after hearing about the great cost to their countrymen in battle with other nations. Secondly, Bandera felt that any change from communism to another form of political governance in Russia will not change Russia’s imperialistic goals in relation to Ukraine. Thirdly, Hitler’s racist Nazism, at its core, did not differ much from Russian Bolshevism. Both sides adhered to their basic imperialistic mentality and goals. Fourthly, Moscow’s imperialistic drive endeavours to tear out of the souls of Ukrainians any nationalistic feeling for self governance, national worth and freedom. Fifthly, the Moscow regime strives to remove also the Ukrainians’ faith in God, tear out their souls, their spirituality and all thought of being a separate nation. Just before his own death, S. Bandera spoke over the grave of a well-known fighter for Ukraine and in his speech stated that despite such fellow contenders for Ukraine were being killed by enemies, it only served to unite the Ukrainians more to contend for their country and nationhood.

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