Date in History: on This Day, the Death Sentence of Stepan Bandera Was Carried Out
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On October 15, 1959, the world lost Stepan Bandera, the leader of the OUN, but his legacy is still hotly debated. The Ukrainian patriot became a victim of the KGB in Munich, leaving behind not only a memory, but also an inspiration for many generations. 🇺🇦✨ His funeral, which took place on October 20, became a symbol of the indestructibility of the Ukrainian spirit. 🕊️
Messages from the Past series: A Soviet agent killed Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera in his Munich exile in October 1959. In doing so, the Kremlin paradoxically made him a martyr to the Ukrainian struggle for independence.
The head of OUN Stepan Bandera causes a sharp reaction among Polish citizens, anger - from Russian propagandists, discussion - among Ukrainians. More than 60 years ago, he died at the hands of a Soviet agent, before serving time in a German concentration camp and surviving a death sentence in the Polish state. How did the Kremlin's special operation to eliminate Bandera take place and how did they say goodbye to the leader of OUN abroad?
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