10.05.2017
After the establishment of new borders between the USSR and its new satellite the Polish Peoples' Republic as a consequence of World War II, only 700,000 Ukrainians remained on the territory of Poland. Between the two world wars on the territory of the Second Polish Republic the Ukrainian population was over 5 million. With the establishment of new borders a Soviet-Polish joint action of "voluntary resettlement" was initiated. Soon the voluntary facade was dropped in favor of "forcible repatriation." Yet in January 1947 when the joint action had been completed seemingly, the Polish government realized that more than 150,000 indigenous Ukrainians remained in Poland... |
