Stepan Bandera

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/stepan-bandera

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Stepan Bandera born?January 1, 1909
2. Where was Stepan Bandera born?Ustyluh, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
3. When did Stepan Bandera die?October 15, 1959
4. What is the assassination?Killed by a KGB agent in Munich, West Germany
5. What is the posthumous award?Awarded Hero of Ukraine in 2010 by President Viktor Yushchenko, later annulled

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