Moscow Times opinion: Difficult task defining Bandera's historic role
Stepan Bandera with his son Andriy and daughter Lesia.

Moscow Times opinion: Difficult task defining Bandera's historic role

Mar 11, 2010 at 08:00 | Alexander J. Motyl
Alexander J. Moytl writes:Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's decision to confer the title of Hero of Ukraine on nationalist leader Stepan Bandera on Jan. 22 has unleashed a storm of outrage inside and outside Ukraine. Critics accuse Yushchenko of whitewashing a Nazi-era fascist and betraying the ideals of the Orange Revolution that brought him to power. Some hint darkly at a resurgence of fascism in Ukraine. As always, the reality is more complicated. Just who was Bandera and what does he represent? Read the story here.

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