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stas. russian language in ukraine, explained


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s1e17: understanding Ukraine is understanding why Ukrainians are bilingual, why and how we choose what language to speak in everyday life, and why so many Ukrainians ended up speaking Russian in the first place. We won't say this issue is simple, but it is possible for a foreigner to grasp. Ukrainian social media influencer and Ukraine explainer Stas Olenchenko helps us out with this topic and shares a powerful family story to illustrate it.

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