Glory to Ukraine
Glory to Ukraine (Ukrainian: Слава Україні! Героям слава!, Slava Ukrayini! Heroyam slava!; translated as: Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!) is a Ukrainian greeting and slogan.
"Glory to Ukraine" first appeared as a motto during the Ukrainian War of Independence, with the second part of greeting being commonly by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.[1][2]
It became widely used throughout Ukraine in the years following Ukrainian independence. "Glory to heroes!" was also used by the Kuban Cossacks dating back to at least 1944 with the return of the Cossack Rebel Army who fought with the UPA.[3]
The phrase has undergone a resurgence in recent times, becoming a popular and prominent refrain during the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
Use by political parties
According Swedish-American historian Per Anders Rudling,[4]
The Second Congress of the OUN(b) issued detailed instructions that the fascist salute should be executed by raising the right arm “slightly to the right, slightly above the peak of the head,” while exclaiming “Glory to Ukraine!” (Slava Ukraini!), to which fellow members responded “Glory to the Heroes!” (Heroiam Slava!). This section was omitted from the republished resolutions of the Second Congress.
References
- ↑ Ivan Katchanovski. "The Politics of World War II in Contemporary Ukraine". academia.edu. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "www.german-foreign-policy.com". german-foreign-policy.com. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Родом з України" [Born in Ukraine]. tyzhden.ua (in Ukrainian). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ http://carlbeckpapers.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cbp/article/view/164 See p.51. The Second Congress of the OUN(b) issued detailed instructions that the right hand be raised “slightly to the right, slightly above the peak of the head,” while exclaiming “Glory to Ukraine!” (Slava Ukraini!), to which fellow members responded “Glory to the Heroes!” (Heroiam Slava!). This section was omitted from the republished resolutions of the Second Congress. Compare, for instance, OUN v svitli postanov Velykykh Zboriv (n.p.: Zakordonni Chastyny Orhanizatsii Ukrains’kykh Nationalistiv, 1955), 44–45, with the original 1941 publication, TsDAHO, f. 1, op. 23, spr. 926, l. 199 (Postanovy II. Velykoho Zboru Orhanizatsii Ukrains’kykh Nationalistiv, 37), cited in Rossoliński-Liebe, “The ‘Ukrainian National Revolution’ of 1941,” 90.
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