The Book of the Righteous of the Eastern Borderlands ( pl, Kresowa księga sprawiedliwych), edition of

Institute of National Remembrance The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation ( pl, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej – Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, abbreviated IPN) is a Polish state resea ...

(

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

), gathering testimonies of humanity of

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

during the Ukrainian-Polish ethnic conflict and

Massacres of Poles in Volhynia The massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia ( pl, rzeź wołyńska, lit=Volhynian slaughter; uk, Волинська трагедія, lit=Volyn tragedy, translit=Volynska trahediia), were carried out in German-occupied Poland by the ...

, covering the period of 1939–1945 yr. The book refers to 882 cases of aid provided by 1341 persons allowing for 2527 lives to be saved. The identities of 896 rescuers have been established. Also are included reports of 384 cases of rescuers who were murdered in punitive aftermath.

External links

Niedzielko Romuald, ''THE BOOK OF THE RIGHTEOUS OF THE EASTERN BORDERLANDS 1939 - 1945 (pdf)'', Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Massacres of Poles in Volhynia Institute of National Remembrance History books about Poland in World War II History books about Ukraine {{Ukraine-hist-book-stub