May 9 in Ukraine: No More Common Victory?

... that this approach will help unite the Ukrainian people. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY/Vostock Photo Larisa Smirnova: World War II and Change of Generations: Trauma, Myth, and Memory Thus, the recommendations of the Ukrainian National Memory Institute note that World War II was another national tragedy for Ukraine, as Ukrainians, being deprived of their own state, were forced to fight for someone else’s imperial interests and kill other Ukrainians. It is pointed out that a special emphasis should be laid on the particular contribution of Ukrainians ...