Трагедія села Молотків (Південна Волинь) у час Другої світової війни: усноісторичні свідчення

The purpose of the article is to analyze the features of Ukrainian-Polish interethnic relations during the Second World War on the basis of oral history research carried out among the population of Volyn during the period of independence, and, if possible, to find out the scale of civilian casualties; to single out the Nazi and Soviet factors that incited ethnic hatred among Volynians. Originality. The use of the method of oral history made it possible to identify in the territory of Volyn, in particular in the village of Molotkov, the real number of inhabitants who died during the armed actions of the Nazis with the participation of the Poles-Schutzmanns in the summer of 1943 (auxiliary police units created by the German occupation administration). This article continues the series of publications, which highlights the oral historical aspect of the tragedy of the Ukrainian-Polish confrontation in the middle of the twentieth century. Conclusions. The author of the article, an interviewer of Molotkiv residents, believes that the largest number of Ukrainian civilians in Volyn died in this village during the Second World War.

Volhynia, World War II, Soviet partisans, police, occupation, Poles Ukrainians, cohabitation, means of oral history.