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s3e5: 'My mother tongue tastes like ashes. Things scorched by enemy fire, then soaked with rain, touched with rot, smelling of death. I felt the taste of my mother tongue most acutely while driving through Borodianka, Bucha, and Irpin two months after these Ukrainian towns in the Kyiv region were liberated by the Ukrainian army from the Russians’ “brotherly” embrace. Russian is my mother tongue, and liberation means ripping it out of my throat.'
There's so much talk about russian-speaking Ukrainians abroad. But how often have you heard actual russian-speaking Ukrainians being part of those conversations? It is rhetorical. The language issue is at the epicenter of understanding the Ukrainian decolonization journey. And Ukrainians who are or used to speak Russian as their first language are the most critical voices to explain it. We invite back Ukrainian scholar Sasha Dovzhyk to discuss her sensational essay 'Mother Tongue: The Story of a Ukrainian Language Convert' and share truths about russian-speaking Ukrainians with the rest of the world.
Unveiled: The Orange Revolution
Unveiled: Ukraine's Renewed Independence
Unveiled: Echoes of Chornobyl
Season 4 Premiere: How it all started.
olek: our ukrainian identity, explained
mid-season bonus: owning stupid stuff we said about Ukraine
mid-season bonus: a love letter to the diaspora.
mid-season bonus: 2014.
genia and azamat. qazaqs, we see you
oksana. russian culture is a lie
alim. crimea was never russian
olga. honest talk about ukrainian nationalism
nodar. sakartvelo, we see you
maria. the ukrainianness of being jewish
S3 premiere: big decolonization energy. part two
S3 premiere: big decolonization energy
S2 finale: 9 ways Ukraine will inspire you
mark. here's why anti-ukraine disinfo gets traction in the west
andrea. things you keep getting wrong about ukraine
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