Per-Kaare Holdal
The three brothers Kyi, Shchek and Khoriv were the founders of the Kievan Rus
In creating their nation, Ukrainians need to examine and analyze their own history, based on truth, verified facts, and historical events. For centuries under the rule of conquerors, Ukrainians were basically deprived of the opportunity to influence the formation of national awareness and the development of their history, with the result that Ukraine’s history was composed predominantly to the advantage of their conquerors. Especially troublesome is the question of the pretensions and demands of Moscow, and later Russia, concerning the historical legacy of Kyivan Rus.
Lyngdal Municipality was the first public body to erect a memorial in honor of the Ukrainian soldiers who fell in Norway during World War II.