The Conversation

Many Russian speakers in Ukraine have switched language – but changing perceptions may be much harder

After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a lot of Ukrainians who would normally have used Russian as their first language started instead to speak only in Ukrainian. It was part of a ...
The Conversation

Why many Ukrainians speak Russian as their first language

The issue of the Ukrainian language and who speaks it has become highly politicised during the Russian invasion. Vladimir Putin has even used it as a cover to annex some occupied areas of Ukraine with ...
Los Angeles Times

Why ‘canceling’ the Russian language isn’t the way to support Ukraine

During my sophomore year of college in 2010, I picked my major: Russian. I had been studying the language and was excited for the opportunity to read literature, learn about another part of the world ...
The New York Times

For Russian-Speaking Ukrainians, Language Clubs Offer Way to Defy Invaders

Many Ukraine citizens speak Russian as their first language. Volunteer organizations are helping them improve their Ukrainian and abandon “the occupiers’ language.” By Erika Solomon LVIV, Ukraine — ...
NPR

Ukraine agonizes over Russian culture and language in its social fabric

LVIV and ODESA, Ukraine — In prewar Ukraine, Svitlana Panova spoke her native Russian without giving it much thought. But now, she has lost her home to Russia twice — fleeing Crimea after Russia's ...