Why did Soviet Leader Khrushchev Pardon Thousands of Ukrainian Banderites in the 1950s?
The Soviet Union fought against the followers of a convicted terrorist and Nazi German collaborator Stepan Bandera in western Ukraine—first during World War II and then as an insurgency. As a result, many were tried and incarcerated in Kazakhstan, the Arctic Circle, and the Urals. Yet in 1955, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev pardoned and released … Continue reading Why did Soviet Leader Khrushchev Pardon Thousands of Ukrainian Banderites in the 1950s?
