The Ukrainian Parliament for the first time in its history has honored the memory of the deceased 65 years ago, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian insurgent army Roman Shukhevych, said the Minister of culture, Vice-Premier of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Vyacheslav Kirilenko.
"The Verkhovna Rada in the first time in its history by standing honored the memory of commander-in-chief of the UPA* Roman Shukhevych, who died 65 years ago," wrote the Minister on Twitter. First Polish media said that the glorification of Ukrainian nationalists and the Ukrainian insurgent army*, and the decision of the President of Petro Poroshenko About moving holiday on February 23 for a day of education UPA say about the fact that the cult of nationalism in Ukraine has penetrated into the power structure of the highest level. on October 14, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on the abolition of February 23 and the celebration of the day of defender of Ukraine on October 14, the day of formation of the Ukrainian insurgent army, one of the founders of which was Stepan Bandera. At the end of September Poroshenko said that the possibility of recognition of authorized UPA combatants and one of the warring parties during the 2nd world war.
* Organization, with respect to which the court made a valid conclusion About the destruction of, or prohibiting activities on the grounds stipulated by the Federal law "On counteraction to extremist activity"


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