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The Ukraine War Ep. 8: The World At War

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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The Importance of Words in Ukraine's Struggle to Affirm National Identity

Ukraine's struggle to assert its national identity is bound up with its language. At the heart of these struggles are ageless ideas such as democracy and freedom. The poet Tarash Shevchenko helped establish a Ukrainian literary heritage. Even in the present day, Ukrainians in occupied Crimea are banned from giving public readings of his work.

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