My grandfather was right, and I was wrong to doubt him.
Growing up as a child I could never fully understand my grandfather. He told me that russia did a great evil to Ukraine and other nations. But I couldnât fully accept his message.
I was studying in the school during the Soviet times. I was taught how the Soviet army liberated Nazi Germany, how russia allowed for the Soviet Union to fall apart peacefully, how Ukraine got its freedom in 1991 without a fight.
My grandfather told me that it was all an illusion. That russians have not changed. That they are guided by the imperialistic mindset and the âgreat russian culture.â Intuitively, I wanted to trust my grandfather, but I needed evidence.
Today, we have undeniable evidence that russia is rotten from the inside. The whole generation of young Ukrainians who are going through hell because of russia will never forget this fact. The footages shared on social media will never go away. The evidence will always be there.
My grandfather was right, and I was wrong to doubt him.