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I think the Polish see him as a “fascist and Nazi collaborator“ because that’s what he was…
There have to be better Ukrainians to honor than Bandera. It's a little sad that people hold on to him. 
I hope Ukraine allows Poland to build monuments and exhume mass graves from that time period. So many places in Western Ukraine either don't have any commemoration of the victims or just a small plaque the size of an index card. 
Hoping for a good future. >

Modern Ukraine is defined by it’s distrust for communists post-soviet-famine. This tends to mean that many of their “Heroes” are the opposite end of the spectrum; far-right anti-communists who are often aligned with, if not actively engaged in nazism. It’s a real problem, and the continued propogandistic denial of Ukraine’s far-right elements will only make the problem worse. The best way to prove russia wrong isn’t to pretend the Nazis don’t exist, it’s to get rid of them yourself. >

Vast majority of people in Ukraine does not consider Bandera a nazi. At least because he was a prisoner in a Nazi camp, fought commies and was killed by a commie. >

Doesn’t meant that the organization he was part of didn’t collaborate with the Nazis. Of course, many Ukrainians welcomed the Nazis when the invasion kicked off. It was only when the occupation truly began did the realize that the Nazis were far far worst then the Soviets. >

They were not even close to the commies and the atrocities Moscow did to Ukrainian people. Yes, Bandera’s organization did bad things. Perhaps the same way Croatians or Serbs did in the same time period. Not sure they still cherish their “heroes” of that time, but for Ukrainians Bandera is a fighter for liberty and that fact overcomes his atrocities in the minds of people. >

You know Ukraine has countless other historical figures who can be used as a role models and hailed as heroes. But for some odd reason, they rather choose literal fascist and war criminal. >

As well as many others do, especially US with their confederacy generals and leaders hailed as “heroes” in many states. Stop schooling others, we better know who are our historical figures. Russians riding our lands with red banners with hammer and sickle, portraits of Stalin and no one bats an eye. But should Ukrainians place a portrait of Bandera suddenly everyone loses their minds. >

Lol. Only southern fools who dream of a new confederacy hail southern Generals and leaders as hero’s. To the rest of us they are traitors.