Oh my yes, v o u a e in mary. Now to be there, you like my little montreal, it like with a new wave of patriotism has brought ukrainians together footing a powerful sense of determination in the face of russias invasion. National sentiments are also growing in other posts of it, states, culture and language play key role here. Singer songwriter jerry hale and wrapper, a loaner, a loaner travel to berlin at the end of june to give a concert for their homeland even before the war. The pair sang exclusively in ukrainian with it in my own language and just natural courses. Battery artic bye. Its just natural. It is just like elemental mean ukrainian. If your brain in, if you are in your brain, you speak ukrainian, you st. Ukrainian, with russian president Vladimir Putin denying ukraine statehood. The issue of language has become hugely political. Its considered a key component to National Identity. So ukraine is fighting back on this front to banning some russian music. Russian musicians who dont explicitly condemn the war can no longer perform and ukraine all have their music played on the radio. A decision that jerry hale and elona and now now support i have listened them and be with them. And in a view that they are gone, or why are they not so nice to me, not friendly to me to listen to their music. No, its painful. That escalator she rosky hub sooner. Vladimir dontez grew up speaking mostly russian and rose to face with russian language songs. Now hes trying to write ukrainian there. Oh sure tara know others has continued singing in russian face criticism. Oh, people always pointing with people like me, for example, was still has russian language. Busy songs in my in my least, ah, hello, my name is one good. Im a musician. You great. Even dorn is one of ukraines most successful pop star is mix of house, disco, jazz and funk has broad appeal and also includes many russian numbers with ah, even dawn is not affected by the law banning russian music. Hes a ukrainian citizen and clearly opposes the war. But he is still not ready to switch languages, performing the rosalyn songs. I dont want to get rid of them doesnt matter. Which language is it . Because im full of ukrainian mentality and dna, russian culture, the story, the, the city, the music could a lot of us. Ready i heard in the, in the child who the anguish im hearing every, every day it. Busy all printing the dna in my, in my music, a noise mainly aimed at russian artists who take post inclusions, propaganda events with my t and a pop singer. Paulina gardena had older events and ukraine cancelled immediately. We needed law. So 10 years ago this musical station ukraine was very, very sharply by russia with the grand the land was sure. Ready it was really a really problem to get to the right and our next trip, or to know hes considered iraq legend and a pioneer of ukraine in music. A, even back in the soviet era, he wrote his songs in ukrainian. And in 1986, he formed the countrys 1st rock band. In 2021. He and his son, austin recorded a patriotic boy scouts on that was more than a 100 years old when the war broke out, it went by my lease. I know some, some people. Busy russian culture but under. Ready russia they changed their mind. Me know, my name is down before the 24th of february, i was a singer there, creative director on when he called democrats now on the medic. If youve seen me on the streets in the piece time, you never said that i someone who can be didnt defy resonation. Believe me. I i train my soldiers, my guys and girls just and pray that they will be enough goods not to be wanted. Oh, in the don bus region performs under the name stars, has songs blend techno with traditional ukrainian folk music. Oh. Now we are unique, National Identity, but it, well, its not new. Which huge taster, huge culture we have before and how much it was totally destroyed by now. Totally by union, by but by raw share age is by. Yeah, just, its not being used, corey. Ah, well, tried to get back home nobody my good bush, little guy in the bus with you guys, then you would you, would you this way . Wouldnt in the missile distance . Fortune is ridiculous because like, you know, ukraine and russia are the countries been created in the same year in 1991. So like if russia exist, it means that you, grandma ukraines buddhist internationally recognized for do ordinary russians, supposed putins narrative. Hello, guess im and then fennel i met with joseph 4th and 2011. Who could sell you a quick introduction on this topic as russians if they feel that ukraine is so that a state. Right. And i person to fee that, of course its sort of in state, you know, in the ninetys, russian as a well, soviet concerts, i believe they signed on the agreement. That the board theres are, is it these right . No i do you believe ukraine is a sovereign state . Oh yes. They have their own constitution, their own symbols of power, the so its an independent state. Its not up to one person to decide to do more. I dont think expanding our board as will serve our country well known is not so good news. Especially not when it comes to regions that many would like to see as part of the russian federation, which so many people have family ties and friends there for the past 70 years weve been so closely tied. And now were just cutting everything off and, and saying we no longer know each other. With over 3 decades ago, some 2000000 people took to the streets and fullness other countries to demand independence. In august 1989 protested in estonia, lithuania and latvia formed a human change stretching over 600 kilometers. It was dubbed the baltic way. Since then, questions of National Identity have been central in the Baltic States to russias war and ukraine has reopened old wounds. In latvia, an age old conflict has resurfaced between the countries ethnic russian minority and the lat. Be a majority. Im David Romanovs ski. I have polish roots and im on my way to the latvian capital rica. I want to find out what defines latvian identity today after more than 30 years of independence. And what impact the ukraine war has had a a with ah, my name is autumn. All true, hawkins. Im calling for for aka. I am interested in latvia, latin history, latin intensity in kind of things that you know, i feel it related to the things i love and hate on the same time. So i missed from my countries, my myers, so as for my artistic, artistic breakfast, i think the Latin Mission entity is pretty much based on the suffering for you that recent past and soviet path is kind of very significant element. First, always we being seeing ourselves as victims so this is missouri compassion. This is the all part. And then that is a new abroad which is symbolizes that we can get rid of all history. Instead of like, you know, lets have another page in our history. Lets, lets leave it, lets forget it. You know, movable. The like, why brides, you know, a new likes car. You know, hey, we want to keep suffering. They want to keep talking about our pain. You know, im familiar with this kind of past from poland. This collective trauma in latvia, it still shapes relations with russia, and with lat, be as russian speaking minority which make up a quarter of the population. The soviet era victory monument was one focal point for tensions ethnic russians used to gather here to commemorate soldiers who fought against nazi germany in the 2nd world war. In august 2022, the latvian government had demolished and protest over the ukraine war for years are nice bow shoots, documented the russian commemorations that took place here. Ah, that was not for demolishing because i dont think that change is anything but linda, what is the ukraine stock . If we tell that this is our enemy and on the monument and ive help okay, lets just do it in our spontaneously. Lets go there, demolish. It was our hands, you know, like berlin wall. This is, oh my be way of like relieving some kind of this, whatever pain or suffering that we have. Joel of the and neither like i should have said i was going to drop box and thanks show that i the i think i think a bit different with young people because i think that i dont think in these kind of categories and all that fans, russian so whatever else i was like, oh, okay, i know, i mean, look on these tags and this is ashley. Why . Like im on. Deuce young people also the ones that time take pictures of the day. Im kind of free. Id be there on the eve. Maybe they are more of like natural. Its because they are not yet parked in the system with in both young and old are now taking to the streets to protest rushes war in ukraine. Im wondering what this all means for the russian speaking minority in latvia. Both of them maybe dont feel very comfortable. Im not talking about the signal so called picked colony that they always felt ok. They live in a Brown Country talk about kind of reasonable like russians. Natasha. Theyve been seen as a kind of local enemy in a way, and they have to pool once again themselves. Okay. You know, we are, were not, we dont agree with fulton all we, we want this to be the independent state. So our russian latvians feeling the pressure i decided to visit the russian theater enrica, to find out more. Mm hm. Martian brochure. Yes, my name is maxine booster. I come from reger in latvia, and i work as an actor in theater and televisions, 3 hacker crews, crucial as a russian speaking person in latvia. Ive always felt that i have to make more of an effort to own peoples attention and respect to remind you. When the war started, he broke off all his theatre commitments in russia, mac of withdrawal, to give of sunburn. Theres a double stand and, and there are 2 sides to everything that on the left, on the one hand, our country has not sought to integrate russian speakers into latvian culture. But on the other, many russian speak is in our country, have themselves and failed to integrate for many years of her song or could be. Im talking about people who think that ukraine is bombing itself out. People who think that russia is a great power and does everything right. Laura . So thats really what these people think. I mean, because she thought wed love, i love flor difficult globally, because our society is divided nealus. Thats why were seeing these radical measures to cut off Everything Associated with russian politics as much as possible. So we can finally move forward to sadness. Its most complicated for people who are in the public eye because some way constantly being asked to express an opinion. And thankfully, or my opinion is, is ive just said it woke abrazzo wilks. Okay. First of picardo b, whether russian or latvian speaking, the vast majority of the population is strongly opposed to the war in ukraine. Could this create a new collective sense of National Identity among lack v as young people . Patriotism also has a dog site in the serbian city of novels that residence awoke one morning to find a number of house facades painted in the colors of the national flag, who was behind it. And what did it mean . Lou village. I grew up in the leman neighbourhood of novi, sad through the 2nd largest city in serbia. Its mainly middle class and upper class neighborhood. Mallory at leim and as close to the city center through the university is here it is. And the river danube yard, some lane lug. Well, im lena acrobat. Im 21 years old and studying journalism, ive spent my entire life in layman 90 minus some prov. Ella taps for geo whos lee money. Mm. And has always been known for its open culture punk and rocknroll. He can get a fruits, graffiti cut the widget there when you look at the names in the mail. But this is in the apartment plot. If youll soon notice that its a Multi National neighborhood of a quite multi not good. They bought it when you get 5 years slapped. So it politics became central in our lives. Now that the new authorities brought nationalism into this multi ethnic setting them law due to the governing, you hearty controls, all aspects of live off pressuring every one in one way or another. He thought it would be in that way 30 years ah, on the sebastian them. And then the unthinkable happened right here in my neighborhood to mass things in local elections. The residence of layman didnt vote for the governing party. They voted for independent candidates from the neighbourhood, dark launched, yet most of them women, which in them jana vulgar apple. It is because our society is so politicized. We are aware that Party Members dont act in the interests of the people or its certainly not guaranteed that instead they serve the agenda of their political party. But thats why we have so many problems and corruption, it could i would i rather to part the governing heart. He couldnt let that stand and decided to punish us using the tools i know best that nationalism mccoy. So all the key cavity, latina lisa dot com over night lehman was painted in the colors of the serbian flag. Or this is really, it was done by the people who lost the election to show us whose boss around here when it was not theyd have done better to set up a few trash cans. Instead even we have none here any more said the but the summers that i will change, the order of the color is and add a symbol. It may be a heart that it so that would remind me of the past of the days of yugoslavia. None more, but a man are you with slab . Hearing the said the goings austin, when the worst thing about these flags is that theyre trying to enforce patriotism. Its desecrating the city. What can you say other which wall nation. Honestly, i think president booted did this because we didnt vote for him or me. They juno, new glossy. And that must mean were not serbians if we dont vote for him called the municipal should have the archival awesome. Awesome. Yeah, i havent noticed the flag regular. Theres one right behind you. Oh, what does this thrash . It was pretty scary because it gives you a feeling of helplessness tie off it. You know, its a demonstration of the howard that says, or we can do whatever we want to. You probably can paint a flag over your face whether we can spit in your face all the minute. This is the problem, and this is the general mode in our society to again arm of pharaoh nash and russell that the back on the pseudo valley on after that teenagers were brought from other parts of the city to protest on the main street down to intimidate us we mounted from the people of lee mon responded by adding red stars to the flags that turned the serbian flies into yugoslavian one. The other swab esc may adam some one graffiti word to crying in nationalism. Yet the next one activists went further, right in the names of unresolved state scandals on the flags. Iroquois brought double blast for the sum be so knocked mr. Phillips. I wrote the names of the scandals in broad daylight. So because i didnt want to be like them hiding in the night, cha, mobile, poor bill on. And i think truth is the greatest form of patriotism up and burn. I rich, but there is a misty was that a seem a moment but i am but hello. Everyone, yas, im Brian Brockovich is good. Im a civil rights activist fighting for the common good. What is those anake your steam . That is bog ordering this analogy. Well, were sure there was this place here is called shaudra us. Well, nor game garage anyone all saw the many people see it as the grain long of novi. Sad was of course of as, as all a garage, the platform. Were camping here to protest llc sob because they want to chop down this forest. Ology more. He spoke jagger. Com for a more. Do they want to cover this entire area . Some concrete, shlomo e, w. Fujen o, clock. Jenny goes ronald blace. Ive been called the surveyed armika, a croatian mercenary mac, and attracted to the country of gloom. It was 3rd she, they claimed that i have millions in my bank accounts, which isnt true problem, bro. Yeah, the nationalists, ive become public enemy number one are not soon alone, but i did any. I think the russian influence in serbia is pretty strong because russia supports the nationalist policy here. Anyone who tries to address a real problem get stigmatized, dynamic would be, wed pick up, ive encountered real difficulties below below problem olsby knew what it dorcas took, the red stars were painted, i fancy our bits. But once again, the police didnt intervene to go over the whole thing was captured on surveillance cameras. After that, they put stickers with opposition, party slogans at the entrance to our buildings, to denounce at sac or ballard costume. But is there any who, if bleached kick, brought him is i think that i also changed the name of the main street in li, manually billy to ratify melodic boulevard library. Hes a convicted war criminal general grafton locked in on that. And then some one to hinted, how it is on the fly was its not clear who or which site painted the hearts the fight of a National Symbols in knob is that continuous sh . Oh oh, we return now to ukraine. Several years ago, an artist embarked on a journey across the country to see if you could spot any changes as he headed east. He wanted to find out what unites ukraine and its people and my artist to, based in give ukraine. So i started work from graffiti a very important part of my development. Nearly in a, in late nineties. I was born in the west in western ukrainian or mining town right on the polish. And so the border in 19th in july, ah, brought to a long piece of coal from my area. And i brought it like, by a walk by feet or 2 of us, you know, walked for 1000. 00 club to see took with me one month with the western new queen was under the austrian empire before i was under the books. And then if you are slowly walk to the area, we was part of russian russian empire. You immediately notice some cultural changes, not appeal. Ah. So basically at the same time, youre not, his no changes, ah, logan. Heritage is in way more powerful away more powerful. It any narratives on ukrainian territory before. And so like in the west or the east, you just realize that you are in the pacific countries or is ukrainian identity still shaped by the days of the soviet union. Those of acne off noticed that although the architect had changed, the peoples mindset remained the same across the country. Or look simply, i felt like i went to if i went back home again, was because nobody knows that the people thing like old dont boss is broke the russian, whatever. And where caesar mo, like west, more similar to europe know at the inside on bus is a european project. This industry was in the 1st place, created by the western business like by the belgium, by french, by english capital to ukraine. Yes. Are different to russians because they are european i, we like deeply believed that we are part of europe. Its our like a heritage. So he was with white with you become a criminal i. Oh, ready knows. Come to take, told me about paralyzing your societies. Computers are you and governments that go crazy for your data. We explain how these technologies work, how they can work for thats how they can also go terribly. 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