Stepan #Bandera vs Nestor #Makhno
Le match revu par un ancien Peace Corps au Kazakhstan…
The Last Time Ukraine was Truly Free | Roads & Kingdoms
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In the pantheon of Ukrainian freedom fighters, Makhno lies in the shadow of the ur-nationalist Bandera, the default anti-Moscow figure. It is Bandera’s orange-and-black flag that denotes the bloodlands of the Ukrainian west. It is Bandera’s name Russia now invokes when it denounces the supposedly fascist leanings of Kyiv’s new pro-western rulers.
Bandera was a fairly straightforward national hero, and villain. His was an arch-nationalist with a state-first thirst for independence, no matter the means, no matter the allies he took on. Makhno remains a much foggier character.
Flag of the Free Territory with its motto,
“Death to all who stand in the way of freedom for working people!” Image by Hoodinski.