As one of the first victims of Soviet imperialism. Ukraine. since the very inception of alien Bolshevik tyranny. has proved to be the Achilles heel of the Soviet Union. The destruction of its national churches. the horrible manmade famine of 193233. the mass murder at Vinnitsia in 193739. and the vast purges and deportations decreed by Moscow have failed to exterminate the spiritual and moral resources for national freedom in Ukraine. The historic capital of Kiev. with centuries of rich tradition and culture conserved in its vaults. still symbolizes today the indestructible hope and passion of a nation destined to be sovereign. free. and independent. During the Second World War millions of Ukrainian patriots seized the shortlived opportunity of the German invasion to realize once again this hope. only to be frustrated in their valiant efforts by the scourge of another imperialism.
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