Why were the Poles living in Western Ukraine is quite a disingenuous question, especially coming from a historian. The western part of what is currently Ukraine was part of the Kingdom of Poland for many centuries, in some places Poles were even a majority of the population.
Why were the Poles living in Western Ukraine is quite a disingenuous question, especially coming from a historian. The western part of what is currently Ukraine was part of the Kingdom of Poland for many centuries, in some places Poles were even a majority of the population.