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Nationalists march on birthday of leader and founder of nationalism in Ukraine

(1 Jan 2013) ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Wide of supporters of "Svoboda" - Ukrainian nationalist party - marching on street with party flags and lit torches 2. Mid of woman carrying portrait of Stepan Bandera, founder of Ukrainian nationalism who fought against Soviet regime and Hitler during Second World War 3. Close of Bandera portrait 4. Mid of people marching 5. SOUNDBITE: (Ukrainian) Igor Miroshnichenko, lawmaker of Svoboda party: "It is the 104th anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian hero Stepan Bandera today. He is a guide of the Ukrainian nation and ideologist of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (UPA). Every year we celebrate this day and every year more and more people take part in the march. According to Ukrainian traditions New Year is not a big holiday. The holiday is Christmas which is January 7. But January 1 is a great holiday for us, it is the birthday of Stepan Bandera." 6. Man marching with drum 7. Various of nationalists marching with torch lights and Svoboda party flags 8. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Viktor Tymchenko, Svoboda party activist: "January 1st is the birthday of Stepan Bandera, we came to demonstrate that Ukraine is for good Ukrainians who are living in this land. Honour to heroes! Honour to Bandera!" 9. Mid of marchers in Independence Square, location of city's New Year Tree 10. Various of supporters of Svoboda at rally STORYLINE: More than two-thousand people took part in a torchlight march in Kiev on Tuesday, to celebrate the 104th anniversary of the birth of Stepan Bandera, one of the founders of Ukrainian nationalism who fought against the Soviet regime and Hitler during World War II. Many of those at the rally, supporters of Ukrainian nationalism party "Svoboda", carried party flags and torch lights. Among those present was Igor Miroshnichenko, a lawmaker with the Svoboda party. "It is the 104th anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian hero Stepan Bandera today," he said. "He is a guide of the Ukrainian nation and ideologist of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (UPA)." Party activist Viktor Tymchenko, said: "January 1st is the birthday of Stepan Bandera, we came to demonstrate that Ukraine is for good Ukrainians who are living in this land. Honour to heroes! Honour to Bandera!" Despite Bandera being a controversial figure in Ukrainian history, the march remained peaceful Other events to commemorate the birthday of Stepan Bandera were organised elsewhere in Ukraine. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...