From July 1 to 17, 2005, on the territory of the Republic of Poland, near the city of Suwałki, the international youth camp "Memory Without Borders - 2005" was held, whose main task was the tidying of the graves of soldiers of the UNR army, the collection and systematization of historical facts and information about the lives of fighters for Ukraine's freedom, and the establishment of cooperation with Polish youth public organizations, in particular with the Polish Scouting Association. The organizers of the event from Ukraine were: the All-Ukrainian Youth Public Organization "National Alliance," the All-Ukrainian Youth Public Organization "Young Prosvita," and the Lutsk Branch of "Plast" of the National Scout Organization of Ukraine. On the Polish side, the holding of the camp was facilitated by ZHP – the Polish Scouting Association from the city of Zgierz. During July 4-13, at the Orthodox cemetery in the city of Suwałki, the camp participants from the Ukrainian side, with the assistance of the Polish side, led by the deputy commandant of the Polish scouts of the city of Zgierz - Yaroslav Guretskyi, carried out restoration work on the graves, in particular erecting 11 crosses, laying paving stones, and fencing the territory. The crosses were decorated with blue-and-yellow ribbons and national flags, and memorial lamps were lit. And on July 13, the priest of the Orthodox church located on the territory of the cemetery conducted a ceremony of consecration of the graves of soldiers of the UNR army. In addition, several excursions were organized for the camp participants to the cities of Orzysz, Ełk, Suwałki, and Okartowo. The Ukrainian delegation also took part in the celebration of the day of the Polish city of Orzysz. This camp was the third stage of the international program "Memory Without Borders." The first stage of the program lasted from September 30 to October 5, 2003. At that time, a group of young people consisting of 10 persons (members of the above-mentioned organizations) inspected three cemeteries near the city of Kalisz. Basic order was put in place at them, and at one of them research work was carried out to determine the number and location of Ukrainian graves. During the autumn of 2003 – spring of 2004, preparations were made for the second stage – work in archives and reaching agreements with authorities and the church. The second stage took place from July 19 to 26, 2004. After a week of work at the cemetery and a solemn commemoration of the memory of Ukraine's heroes in the village of Szczypiorno, the camp participants visited two more cemeteries in the city of Kalisz: "Na Rogatce" and Majków. It was pleasant to see the blue-and-yellow ribbons on the crosses, tied during the previous trip. The history of every country is where its graves are. It is our duty to find and tidy them. On the obelisk in Szczypiorno it is written: "To those who died but did not betray their country." We remember You.
Graves of UNR army soldiers are being tidied up in Poland
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