Ukrainian Public Nationalism in the General Government

“This carefully researched and conceptually astute monograph focuses on collaboration. It examines the Ukrainian-language newspaper Krakivski Visti, published under German occupation during the Second World War. It shows how its editors and writers tried to balance their own goals with the goals of the Germans. On some issues they found common ground, e.g., antisemitism. But, to the extent that German censors allowed, the paper also pursued the aim of Ukrainian nationbuilding. Gyidel does not portray the newspaper in black and white. He is frank about its nasty propaganda, but he also sifts through the content to find genuine contributions to Ukrainian intellectual history.” —Dr. John-Paul Himka is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Alberta in Edmonton