https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQYFuevXfBFSzs4y-Klw0FlyLlBQ3XSCK9VHA&sBy reputation it is. And when you hear about the 'neo-Nazi Kiev regime' from Moscow Galicia is definitely the stronghold.
Bandera was from Galicia - and he remains popular in much of the country, particularly in the west of course.
A strong majority of western Ukraine viewed him favorably even prior to 2022:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera#Attitudes_in_Ukraine_towards_BanderaI recall after the Maidan there were spoofy maps of Ukraine. The swastika flag was superimposed over Galicia. You can't be in love with Stepan Bandera and not credibly be regarded as fash.
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/german-tv-shows-nazi-symbols-helmets-ukraine-soldiers-n198961And as anyone with a brain knows the muscle of the Maidan were radical nationalists:
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/web/brown-revolution-in-ukraine-the-triumph-of-the-neo-nazis/One reason why Ukranian nationalists were so popular at Iron March, even with a Russian admin like Slavros, was because they carried white power insignia into conflict with Ukrainian security forces. Indeed, the most famous cover of Siege is the Iron March edition featuring a scene from Euromaidan:
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There doesn't seem to be anything here yet