From 53% to 68%: Ukrainian becomes dominant language as war reshapes identity
Russian language use has collapsed in just three years, as Moscow’s “protection” campaign triggers the fastest cultural transformation in modern European history.
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Russian-speaking Ukrainians overwhelmingly oppose Moscow despite Kremlin protection claims, poll shows
Moscow's primary justification for invading Ukraine collapses under scrutiny as the very population Putin claims to protect demonstrates overwhelming negative stance toward Russia, with Russian-speakers choosing European integration over Moscow's influence by massive margins.
Babbel extends free courses in three languages for Ukrainians
Babbel continues providing free language courses to Ukrainians, with 750,000 users learning English, German, and Polish since 2022.
First bilingual school for Ukrainian children opens in Hungary
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba praised the opening of a new Ukrainian school in Budapest as a step towards preserving Ukrainian identity abroad.
Survey shows significant increase in Ukrainians considering Ukrainian their native language
A new survey reveals that 78% of Ukrainians now consider Ukrainian their native language, a 26% increase since 2006.
Russians are retraining Ukrainian language teachers to teach Russian in occupied territories of Ukraine
Russian courses aim to retrain teachers, particularly those who have qualifications in Ukrainian language and literature.
Why Ukraine can’t solve its language problem by adopting policies from Switzerland or France
Language policies have been a matter of contention - and sometimes confrontation - in Ukraine since the early…
Why Ukraine’s language law is more relevant than ever
On 16 July the law "On provision of the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the State language"…
Language bill must be approved to stop aggression against Ukrainian, says writer
Yuriy Andrukhovych, Ukrainian writer, poet and translator, believes that the attack on the Euromaidan activist is not the…
Ukraine and Hungary both claim victory in Ukrainian education language argument
Ukraine wanted to receive the expert conclusion of the Venice Commission first of all to neutralize the political…
GoCamp looking for volunteers to teach English to Ukrainian kids
Sarah Jennings is a 52-year-old volunteer from California. She was interested to see the situation in Ukraine for…
Experts weigh in on Ukraine’s hotly debated new minority language policy
On 28 September 2017, Ukraine's new law on education entered into force. Called to advance Ukraine's badly needed…
Professor Michael Moser: Ukrainians should respect their language and culture
Professor Moser talks about the current situation of Ukrainian studies, disciplines and centers in the West and East.…
Ukrainians re-discover their own language
The extensive free course of Ukrainian teaches basic vocabulary as well as working Ukrainian for those who need…
Ukrainians re-discover their own language
The extensive free course of Ukrainian teaches basic vocabulary as well as working Ukrainian for those who need…
Russia’s war against the Ukrainian language
The books confiscated from the Ukrainian Library will probably be taken to another location, which won’t be called…
A short guide to the linguicide of the Ukrainian language | Infographics
During the XVII-XX ct, Ukraine was split up between various empires and states. The ruling regime of each of…
Expert: Russia willing to tolerate Ukrainians as “slightly different Russians”
Teachers of Ukrainian language and literature who have remained in “DNR” controlled territories have been ordered to re-qualify…
Ukrainian politician: If we won’t speak Ukrainian, we will forever remain slaves of Russia
If the French were to listen to English music all day, Turkish people to Arabic songs, if Poles…
“Rebellious pagan” Ukrainian poet Antonych receives English translation
There are some old photographs which seem to preserve the subject in the amber light of a previous…