波兰和乌克兰关于历史记忆的冲突

Conflicts in Historical Memories between Poland and Ukraine

第二次世界大战期间,乌克兰民族主义者在西乌克兰地区制造了针对波兰平民的"沃伦事件"。尽管1991年以来波兰和乌克兰在共同的战略利益基础上建立了紧密的政治和经济联系,但是两个国家关于"沃伦事件"有着相互冲突的历史记忆和叙述。乌克兰危机以来,由于各自国内政治-社会局势的发展,这种冲突愈演愈烈。此外,再加上波兰对乌克兰西部地区潜在的领土要求,两个国家之间的关系日趋恶化。在目前的条件下,波兰和乌克兰关于历史记忆冲突的和解困难重重。

During the Second World War, Ukrainian nationalists launched the "Volyn Massacre" against Polish civilians in the Western Ukraine. Although Poland and Ukraine have established close political and economic ties on the basis of common strategic interests since 1991, yet these two countries have conflicting historical memories and narratives regarding the "Volyn Massacre". Since the Ukrainian crisis, these conflicts have intensified with the development of respective domestic political and social situation in both countries. In addition, coupled with Poland’s potential territorial claims of the western part of Ukraine, the relationship between these two countries has deteriorated significantly. Against the backdrop of the current situation, the reconciliation between Poland and Ukraine on historical memory conflicts will be extremely difficult.