Heroes or villains? Ukrainian radical nationalism in the Second World War

Authors

  • Gennadi Kneper (Spain) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Keywords:

Ukrainian nationalism, OUN, UPA, World War II, guerrilla

Abstract

The political and military activity of Ukrainian nationalists in the 1930s and 1940s is a widely discussed topic in current historiography. This article analyzes their role in that period, with particular attention to the activities of the OUN and the UPA during the Second World War. The analysis will begin by placing Ukrainian nationalism within the European context on the eve of the war. Then the scrutiny will focus on its interaction with the Third Reich and its role in the emerging global conflict. Finally, the article will analyze the subversive activities of Ukrainian nationalists in the framework of the war of extermination waged by the Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union.

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Author Biography

Gennadi Kneper (Spain), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Gennadi Kneper es profesor de Historia Contemporánea en la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Es autor de varias publicaciones sobre temas relacionados con el radicalismo ruso y los movimientos nacionales del siglo XIX. Su investigación actual se centra en las conexiones entre el nacionalismo, el populismo y la cultura política en la Europa central y oriental.

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Kneper, G. . (2023). Heroes or villains? Ukrainian radical nationalism in the Second World War. Segle XX, Revista Catalana d’Història, 1(15), 40–58. Retrieved from https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/segleXX/article/view/41874

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