Narodowa Demokracja wobec kwestii ukraińskiej w II Rzeczypospolitej
National Democracy in the face of the Ukrainian issue in the Second Polish Republic

Summary/Abstract: The national party in the Second Polish Republic invariably criticized Piłsudski’s federal and Promethean concept. It was also against any attempts to reach an agreement with the Ukrainians. They were treated as a threat to the Polish raison d’état. Proposals to create autonomy in areas with a large percentage of the Ukrainian population were considered unacceptable. The opinion of the National Democracy in the interwar period was highly unfavourable to any manifestations of Ukrainian activity. Political, economic, cultural or educational activities were considered hostile or at best unfriendly to Polish statehood. The issue of Ukrainian sabotage and terrorist activities was also eagerly raised by the National Democrats. The negative position was also influenced by the cooperation of the OUN with Germany, which occupied a special place in the doctrine of the National Democracy and was considered Poland’s main enemy. With the outbreak of World War II, the Polish-Ukrainian conflict seemed to escalate, which made the dialogue between the two sides more difficult and put a serious question mark on possible cooperation. The blame for this state of affairs should be divided on both sides, among whom grew nationalist atmosphere. In mutual Polish-Ukrainian relations, we unfortunately feel the effects of these events until today.

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