Decalogue of the Ukrainian Nationalist
Decalogue of the Ukrainian Nationalist
Deceit, criminality, enslavement of others... what Ukrainian Nationalists vow to do for their cause.
As written by Dmytro Dontsov, the “spiritual father” of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, honored in 2019 by the Ukrainian state with a memorial plaque in Kyiv.
In the spirit of eternal element, who shielded you from the Tatar flood and placed you between two worlds, to create a new life:
You will attain a Ukrainian state or perish fighting for it.
You will not allow anyone to tarnish your people’s reputation or honour.
Remember the great days of our struggle for liberation.
Be proud that you are heir to the fight for the glory of Volodymyr's Trident.
Avenge the death of the Great Knights.
Do not discuss this with whomever you can, but only with whom you must.
You will not hesitate to commit even the greatest crime, if the good of the cause demands it.
With hatred and deceit you will receive the enemies of your nation.
Neither pleading nor threats, torture or death will force you to reveal secrets.
You will strive to expand the strength, fame, wealth and area of the Ukrainian state, even through the enslavement of foreigners.
Source:
Ryszard Torzecki – „Kwestia ukraińska w Polsce w latach 1923 – 1929” str. 259; „Ukraińska partyzantka 1942 -1960” str.50; Lucyna Kulińska, Działalność terrorystyczna i sabotażowa nacjonalistycznych organizacji ukraińskich w Polsce w latach 1922-1939, op. cit., ss .56-57