Visiting the National Museum-Memorial of Victims of the Occupation Regimes, or the Prison on Łącki, has already become a tradition of USPS sessions in Lviv.
This year, in addition to a tour, participants will listen to a lecture on the struggle of German occupiers against Ukrainian Liberation Movement in 1943-1944.
The tour was on a special date – 74 years ago, on October 21, 1947, there was the most massive deportation of people of Western Ukraine to Siberia. It was a retaliatory operation of the Soviet government, codenamed “West”, against members of the National Liberation Movement. During that day, they deported more than 75 thousand people. It is important for Ukrainians to remember their history. And this applies not only to victories and achievements, we must also remember black pages of our history. We must not forget people who gave their lives for Ukraine. We must remember victims of occupation authorities: either Polish, Soviet, or Nazi.
We thank Viktor Senytsky, curator of funds of the National Museum-Memorial of Victims of the Occupation Regimes, or the Prison on Łącki in Lviv and the entire museum staff for the opportunity to experience history.