preface:
How Steel is Made is a world-famous book written by Ostrovsky, who has influenced generations of people. It's reflected even in the books we've learned. The male protagonist of the book, Paul. Kochagin's words were known to almost everyone.
And the male protagonist's nemesis in the book, Petriula, should have been a character who was scolded by thousands of people, he did nothing evil and was spurned, but in fact he was the national hero of his country.
Petriula was born in an ordinary family in Poltava, and because of his poor family, he went out to study since he was a child to reduce the burden on the family. He later became one of the leaders of a new party. This also paved the way for his subsequent actions. At the time of the October Revolution in Russia, he also formed his own forces because of his disagreement with others, and he did not want to obey the command of others. Under his step-by-step efforts, he also became the core figure of the Ukrainian government at that time.
But the good times did not last long, and they suffered a joint blow from both forces and there was also a civil war within them. At this time, the Ukrainian government can be said to be worried about internal and external troubles. At the same time, because of the decision-making problems of the central government, Ukraine and Russia eventually did not have any strong occupation by Germany. Various party organizations in Ukraine have begun to resist. At this time, Petriula was still in prison. After Germany's defeat, the Ukrainian government re-established a new organization. And Petriula naturally became one of them. Several subsequent wars were won. It also returned Ukraine to its original form.
But the political situation at this time was very unstable, like a temporary government. At this time the army led by Petriula. Also known as being a bandit. He considered himself the liberator of the people, but in fact he was no different from the robber, and Petriula was still without permission. Many treaties were signed with Poland. This includes a large part of the territorial division. The news spread back to China, causing a large number of people to be dissatisfied. Especially people in ceded areas. This division of territory was due to the fact that Petriula wanted to cooperate with Poland to attack Russia, and they called on all the remaining people to gather and launch a general offensive, but they encountered a huge counterattack and retreated all the way and finally failed. The so-called great calamity is about to fly separately. Poland signed a ceasefire agreement from its own point of view. Abandoning his companions who had just been in battle. And the time of Petriula came to an end once and for all. Petriula, who eventually fled to France, was assassinated, ending his life of ups and downs.
epilogue:
People's attitude towards Petriula is also very interesting, when the Soviet Union was still alive, he was scolded as a bandit, but after the official independence of Ukraine, he became a national hero. Someone even made a statue of him. It stood in a crowded square. Ironically, not a single statue of so many of the Soviet Union's combat heroes has survived. His absurd and legendary life. It is also often mentioned by future generations. But looking at Ukraine now, it seems that it is not so peaceful. I don't know if Petriula knew about today's events. What would he think?