By Rostyslav Averchuk Kharkiv, Ukraine, Oct 24 (EFE).- A trend known as cultural “decolonization” is gaining momentum in Kharkiv as a reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. More and more citizens are switching to speaking Ukrainian in this area bordering Russia, as attempts are made to spread awareness of a once-vibrant Ukrainian cultural scene …
Rejection of Russian spiked in 2014 after Russia invaded Crimea and fomented war in eastern Ukraine, but a broader, accelerated repudiation of the language is one of the chief failures of Putin’s 2022 invasion.
The repudiation of the Russian language in Ukraine is a stark failing of Putin's invasion, shattering the notion that he will unite historic "Russian lands."