Posted on 08/30/2023 2:28:28 PM PDT by MeganC
Kharkiv is one of the cities in Ukraine eliminating traces of the country's Soviet past by removing Russian art, symbols, books and language.
Few cities in Ukraine are making as much effort as Kharkiv, a city with a Russian-speaking tradition, to erase its past.
Hundreds of streets with Soviet names have been renamed, dozens of monuments demolished and countless books written in Ukrainian have replaced Russian ones on bookshelves.
"These books have a therapeutic effect on people," explained historian and book publisher, Oleksandr Savchuk. "That is, a person seems to get some protection by reading that in fact, Ukrainian culture exists, Ukrainian art exists, the state of Ukraine exists, and there are outstanding artists, painters, architects, sculptors, and public figures among Ukrainians. All of this is about us. This is to acquire identity. That's why people buy these books."
Russia's full-scale invasion prompted many citizens to turn to the Ukrainian language.
"When I said something in Russian (at the beginning of the invasion), it felt like an unpleasant taste in my mouth, as if I had eaten something rotten," said Mykola Kolomiets, an artist and teacher.
Natalya Denisova is the artistic director and puppet creator at the Kharkiv State Academic Puppet Theatre. She admits that after 18 months of war, it is difficult to hold a calm debate on the use of the invader's language, but she's not in favour of wiping it out:
"People have lived with this language. Sometimes it was strongly imposed. It so happened that, willingly or unwillingly, people mostly spoke Russian. And if we say that it happened by force, that the Russian language was forced here, I doubt we should force it out. Then we are no different from each other."
Fuelled by Russian bombs and by the Ukrainian authorities, the war accelerated the derussification process that began after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Ukraine was occupied by the Soviets. The Bolsheviks invaded Ukraine in 1919
The war started and exists because of the dreams of the tyrants in KGB Russia to rebuild the Soviet empire. The Biden crime family was paid by the LGB through a pro-Russian Oligarch
KGB Russian lies. KGB Russia invaded Ukraine calling it an illegitimate country and controlled by Nazis
You know nothing of Churchill. Thanks for the communism
You are a willing agent of KGB Muscovy and Red Beijing
Is that the best insult you can throw at me? It doesn't even make sense.
Why do Youkazoids have such a torrid love affair with Youcrayne, the most corrupt nation in Europe, one infamous for child trafficking, Nazi militias, money laundering by some of the most vile leftists and globalists, including the Biden Crime Family, graft and incredible government corruption?
Why do they worship its gay-dancing, grifting, installed puppet leader, a B-grade actor who struts around in a fake military uniform whenever there's a camera in his vicinity or some cash to be begged for?
Why do FR Youkazoids worship the vile clown Zelenskyyyyyyyyy™ whose "wife" got bagged spending $40K in Paris last year on bling while her countrymen were freezing, dying and suffering immensely?
Why do they support a "cause" that's supported by nearly every leftist/globalist individual and NGO including those who helped facilitate the stolen election of 2020, forced communist-style lockdowns across the Western world and forced hundreds of millions of people to be injected with an untested, dangerous, ineffective "vaccine?"
Why are you accusing people on this forum of being communists, "reds" and KGB agents?
Because you, along with every leftist/globalist scumbag and leftist/globalist NGO, support Youcrayne and its vile, gay-dancing actor acting as its leader, does that automatically make you a grifting, corrupt, Village People-style homosexual or bisexual?
Have you noticed everyone who supports Zelensky always turns out to be a pedo?
I didn’t know that advocating for Whites not to get involved in wars funded and promoted by Globalist Oligarchs that are detrimental to Whites themselves was “Nazi language.”
Cute. But it wasn't true of Germany (of whom it was originally said) and it won't be true of Russia after Putin is gone (real soon I expect).
But Ukraine is really already destroyed, just not official yet.
“Because Ukraine is run by a bisexual performing arts puppet of corrupt US and NATO officials.”
You are merely regurgitating Russian propaganda. I don’t like Zelensky, but he was playing a role in a skit (he was an actor); and yet, you and your ilk constantly refer to him as queer because of that acting performance. You are what the communists call a “useful idiot.”
“I don’t hate the Ukrainian people.”
Your posting history indicates otherwise.
“I just want no more brother wars, okay?”
Then why aren’t you waxing indignant about other “brother-on-brother” wars around the globe? There are many. Because you don’t really give a damn about such wars; you just don’t like Ukraine.
“I don’t want Whites fighting wars on behalf of Oligarchs and Globalists anymore.”
Oh, so you only oppose wars that affect WHITES. I see.
I’m not regurgitating anything.
I don’t want the US involved in wars anymore that doesn’t benefit its citizens.
Giving Ukraine billions of taxpayers’ dollars and our military equipment doesn’t help the American people at all.
Not sure how clear this is, do I need to break out the puppets and crayons for you?
“Zelensky’s body count so far is 500,000 so trust me he would love to reach Stalin levels if he had that many bodies”
Zelensky started no wars at all. Russia invaded Ukraine. Zelensky sent exactly 0 people to Siberian gulags. Zero people were ordered to be massacred by Zelensky. Seriously, you’re beclowning yourself.
“Cry more”
Troll.
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