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

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Yahoo

Explainer: Some Ukrainians speak Russian language — it doesn’t make them Russian

Born in Crimea and raised in Kherson, journalist Yevheniia Virlych grew up speaking both Ukrainian and Russian in her daily life. It wasn’t until 2022, when she and her family lived through the ...
The Conversation

Why many Ukrainians speak Russian as their first language

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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 ...
The New York Times

For Lithuania, Unease Over a Growing Russian-Speaking Diaspora

An influx of exiled Russian activists and refugees from Ukraine and Belarus is stirring fears in a country that fought to preserve its language and culture under Soviet occupation. By Anatoly ...
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Explainer: Some Ukrainians speak Russian language – it doesn’t make them Russian

Born in Crimea and raised in Kherson, journalist Yevheniia Virlych grew up speaking both Ukrainian and Russian in her daily life. It wasn’t until 2022, when she and her family lived through the ...