The war of two truths. Poles and Ukrainians in the bloody 20th century | Vakhtang Kipiani

The topic of historical memory is always relevant, regardless of which nation, ethnic group or state is considered. Unresolved acute issues of the common past of Ukraine and Poland today prevent both countries from progressing on the path of reconciliation without stumbling.

On the cover of this book you will find facts, research results and opinions of leading specialists regarding the problems of Ukrainian-Polish relations. The authors of the articles, which were collected thanks to the popular scientific publication "Historichna Pravda", tried to highlight the truth about the controversial events of the 20th century in the history of the two nations.

In particular, you will learn about:

• activities of the OUN and UPA, as well as the Home Army;
• the Volyn tragedy in 1943;
• the "Visula" campaign in 1947;
• the reasons for which Vasyl Stus wrote that he would like to be a Pole;
• the efforts of Jerzy Gedroyc and other intellectuals in the search for truth through the word.

This book will be useful to everyone who wants to understand why the past divides Ukrainians and Poles and why our nations will definitely be able to agree on the end of the "war of two truths".