Who are 'Banderites'?

ISBN 978-0-19-753210-2. Much in the same way as the tsarist government in its day branded all patriotic Ukrainians as "Mazepists" after Hetman Ivan Mazepa, the Russian state-controlled media have labeled EuroMaidan activists as "Banderites" after the twentieth-century nationalist leader Stepan Bandera (1909-1959).

What does 'Banderivtsi' mean?

Historian Andrii Portnov noted that "The common noun "Banderivtsi" ("Banderites") emerged around the time of ethnic cleansing of the Polish population in Volhynia, and it was used to designate all Ukrainian nationalists, but also, on occasion, western Ukrainians or even any person who spoke Ukrainian."

What is a Bandera mythology?

"Bandera mythologies and their traps for Ukraine". openDemocracy. Retrieved 23 August 2022. The common noun "Banderivtsi" ("Banderites") emerged around this time, and it was used to designate all Ukrainian nationalists, but also, on occasion, western Ukrainians or even any person who spoke Ukrainian.

What did the OUN-B do during Bandera's imprisonment?

In October 1942, during Bandera's imprisonment, the OUN-B established the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). The OUN-B formed Ukrainian militias that carried out pogroms and massacres, both independently and with support from the Germans.