Putin and the evolving politics of prepositions about Ukraine
The use of “v” versus the use of “na” as a preposition about being “in Ukraine” has become…
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Putin’s pursuit of ‘Russian world’ is destroying it
Vladimir Putin has made the Russian language a key element in his definition of “the Russian world” he wants…
Under Russian occupation, Crimean Tatar language rights exist ‘only on paper,’ Turkish rights activists say
A report by a group of Turkish human rights activists about the situation in occupied Crimea given to…
By supporting Chechen across Russia, Grozny challenges Moscow’s language policy — and with Moscow’s money
Chechnya under Ramzan Kadyrov has challenged Moscow in many ways, but now it has taken on a new…
Moscow returning to tsarist Russification policies, Chuvash activist says
The reduction in the role of non-Russian languages in Russia and their being driven out of many public…
Russia’s actions in occupied Crimea show how Moscow plans to destroy non-Russian languages in Russia itself
Vladimir Putin has made much of the fact that Russia declared that there are to be three “state…