In the days before he invaded Ukraine, President Putin used a televised address to attack the country’s sense of nationhood and deny its right to exist. A year on from the outbreak of war, ordinary Ukrainians are still using small acts of cultural resistance to re-enforce the Ukrainian identity. But what does the complete removal of Russian influence mean for the country's future?

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Guest: Catherine Philp, Foreign Correspondent, The Times.

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Borscht, books and ballet: The battle for Ukraine's identity