Films on the history of Polish-Ukrainian relations | Mieroszewski Centre

Real History a popular Ukrainian history channel on YouTube with an audience of hundreds of thousands, which focuses on a wide range of topics related to the history of Ukraine and the Eastern European region. The channel is known for its material analysing key historical events that have influenced Ukraine's national identity, its relations with its neighbours and the international context.

One of the main risks for Polish-Ukrainian relations are social emotions against the background of the interpretation of the past. They may arise as a result of the different historical memory of the two nations or under the influence of political instrumentalisation of issues related to the past. An additional concern is the influence of Russian historical disinformation on public discussions in both countries. Thanks to the cooperation undertaken, the Ukrainian public will have a chance to become acquainted with a different view of the course of the massacre of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia and UPA's responsibility for it than the one prevailing in Ukraine.

The idea behind the films is for the guests to provide historical perspectives prevailing in both countries, which is why in the first episode we heard the voice of Polish historians Prof. Grzegorz Motyka and Dr. Łukasz Adamski, while from the Ukrainian side, the story the massacre of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia was told by Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, and Dr. Volodymyr Viatrovych, President of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance from 2014 to 2019.

The documentary series will help to find answers for both nations to many burning questions.

The next episodes are coming soon.