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Mmm.. I found the situation described by Hanna to be really similar to what is going on in Ukraine. Except that in Ukraine there is (probably!) a little more animosity between two groups (or more...

Regardless of where an informal conversation with a stranger happens (between locals) the language is generally depends on the language used in this region, and most regions are pretty homogeneous in...

Maybe "ever" was too strong of a word, but I have my doubts. )
Ukrainian politics is extremely divided, corrupted and slow-working. Even reforms that are potentially supported by 90% of population...

I'm essentially fluent in Ukrainian, but it's not my native language and never will be. At the same time I'm a citizen of Ukraine for as long as it exists, and I feel that I should have a right to...

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I believe I'm treated as a second grade citizen every time I have no choice about what language to use, filling forms (almost all of them are Ukrainian only) or going to movies (no choice...

Ok, we get it. You don't like Russians.
Is there any valid point in this stream of consciousness? Like, on topic?

You contradict yourself. The fact that this language issue resurfaces regularly and is important enough to the voters to be a proverbial carrot during elections proves that it is a "topical issue"....

Any diaspora in any country is usually very serious about their traditions and their origin, sometimes more that those who were left behind in their native country. It's a natural desire to preserve...

All this talk about "occupants" is just rhetorics for biased or ignorant. Most of these "occupants" lived there for generations without having any specific rights or privileges over "natives". They...

Being forced to learn a language is not the worst thing possible - after all we were all "forced" to learn all kinds of languages at school without an opportunity to refuse. In the USSR we were...

So that's how you justify the complete disregard of wishes and rights of at least 1/3 of Ukrainians? A so called "background" that gives someone right to treat people like second-grade citizens now...

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Those who are against Russian language usually state that "it does not matter" since millions of Ukrainians who speak Russian as their first language "are not forbidden to use it in private...