< img title = "The pain and tragedy of the Ukrainian people: how to celebrate the day of memory and victory over the Nazism" Width = "632" Height = "356" SRC = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/07/imgonline-ua-resize-jcvrbjqdfk8un5c-632x356.jpg" Class = "Main-Image-Thumbnail WP-Post-Image" Alt = "Chervoni Maki" Fetchpriority = "High" Sizes = "(Max-Width: 425PX) 300PX, 632PX" srcset = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/07/imgonline-com-ure-jcvrbjqdfk8un5c-632x356.jpg 632W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/07/imgonline-ua-ure-jcvrbjqdfk8un5c-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/07/imgonline-ua-ure-jcvrbjqdfk8un5c-768x432.jpg 768W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/07/imgonline-ua-ure-jcvrbjqdfk8un5c-200x113.jpg 200w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/07/imgonline-ua-ure-jcvrbjqdfk8un5c-150x84.jpg 150w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-cloads/2023/05/07/imgonline-ua-ure-jcvrbjqdfk8un5c.jpg 1280W "Async"/> 62 > 62 ~ < p > in 2023 the Verkhovna Rada set May 8 < strong > day of memory and victory over Nazism in the Second World War 1939-1945. < strong >< p > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 < p > On this day, Ukrainians honor those who fought with Nazism, as well as all victims of the war.
< h2 > how it is worth celebrating the day of memory and victory over Nazism< p > according to the Ukrainian historian < Strong > Mikhail Zhirokhov , May 8, it is worth focusing on the suffering and losses that the war brought.
are now watching < blockquote >< p > — On this day of May 8, it is necessary not to engage in heroization, but more memorialization, that is, to recall those Ukrainians who fought on the side of the Western allies and on the side of the Soviet Army, and what contribution it was Ukraine and Ukrainians who made to the general victory over the German Nazis, — The expert says.
< p > it is worth remembering that Ukraine did not have its own state at that time, so its citizens were forced to serve either the invaders or in the imperial army, Girokhov notes. < p > In addition, the expert notes that on this day it is worth recalling the tragedies of the civilian population, which brought the war to the territory of Ukraine. For example, smell and Babi Yar.
< p > from 2014 < strong > memory symbol About the Second World War in Ukraine is Red Mac. The Ukrainian Institute of National Memory is encouraged to use “ Mac of memory ” during memorial events. In addition, the poppy is a symbol of the memory of the victims of all military and civilian armed conflicts, starting in 1914.
< p > celebrate the day of memory and victory over Nazism May 8 — European tradition.
< p > — In this struggle, we < Strong > lost more than 8 million Ukrainians and representatives of other peoples who lived on our land. In general, World War II claimed lives from 50 to 85 million people around the world, — reminded at the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.
< h2 > 8 and 9: what is the difference< p > since 2015, Ukraine gradually introduced the tradition of celebrating on May 8, memory day and reconciliation.
~ 60 > May 29, 2023, the Verkhovna Rada set May 8 < Strong > Day of memory and victory over Nazism in the Second World War 1939-1945. < p > 62 > 62 > 62 ~ < p > he was recognized as a public holiday instead of the day of victory over Nazism in the Second World War on May 9, which coincided with the Soviet Victory Day.
< p > starting from 2023, on May 9, Ukraine, together with the European Union, celebrates < Strong > Day of Europe. < P > 62 ~ < h2 > attitude of Ukrainians to Victory Day< p > recent years the popularity of Victory Day among Ukrainians has decreased significantly.
< p > according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in February 2025, the popularity of Victory Day fell to 11%.
< p > in 2010 for 58% of the population on May 9 was one of the most important holidays, and in 2021 its popularity almost doubled (30%).
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