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Aug. 23 2012, 11:46 am
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Russian spreads like wildfires in dry Ukrainian forest
About a dozen regional legislatures in Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine have granted it official status as a “regional” language since President …
Interns
Aug. 22 2012, 5:10 pm
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Brookings: What Ukraine’s new language law means for national unity
On August 8, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed a new law, “On the principles of language politics,” that allows cities and regions to …
Steven Pifer and Hannah Thoburn
Aug. 22 2012, 4:08 pm
Yanukovych speaks for improvement of language law
“I do not agree that this law has weakened the Ukrainian language. I think that the shortcomings that have been present in state policy will be …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 21 2012, 7:06 pm
Russian becomes regional language in Kherson
Some 47 deputies supported this decision and six deputies voted against it, according to the Khersonska Pravda local newspaper. Oppositionists held a …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 21 2012, 1:09 pm
Entry about language removed from license on television and radio broadcasting, says council
The report says that the order on August 20, 2012 was signed by the chairman of the council, Volodymyr Manzhosov. “The above-mentioned documents were …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 21 2012, 12:43 pm
Russian language given regional status in Mykolaiv
According to the News-N newspaper, 60 members of the city council voted for this decision at the meeting on Tuesday, four voted against, another four …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 21 2012, 10:59 am
Language column taken out of broadcast licenses, says National Broadcasting Council
A relevant order was signed by the chairman of the regulatory body, Volodymyr Manzhosov, on Monday, August 20, 2012, according to the National …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 20 2012, 1:33 pm
Russian receives regional language status in Kharkiv
This decision was taken unanimously by 76 members of the council who took part in voting at the council’s special session on Monday. Oppositional …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 20 2012, 1:03 pm
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Heritage and the numbers
But there are many who shirk from accepting it as a language of choice. This reality requires the democratic opposition to avoid the trap of making …
Boris Danik
Aug. 20 2012, 12:32 pm
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Duping the pussycats
The result was largely predictable since the promotion of Russian language – at the cost of Ukrainian, as many critics opine – was a cornerstone of …
Mykola Ryabchuk
Aug. 20 2012, 12:27 pm
Opponents of language law storming Kharkiv City Council
The police are not letting them in, a scuffle has started in front of the building, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent. Protesters are chanting “Gang, …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 17 2012, 8:46 am
Ternopil Regional Council declares language law as invalid in region, asks Constitutional Court to cancel it
A total of 66 members of the council voted for this decision at the regional council’s session on Thursday, seven members did not vote, one abstained, …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 16 2012, 1:44 pm
Donetsk Regional Council declares Russian a regional language
Some 117 of the 118 deputies that were present at the council’s sitting voted for the decision. The regional council also decided that the population …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 16 2012, 1:04 pm
Zaporizhia region declares Russian a regional language
According to an Interfax-Ukraine, 79 of the 81 deputies that were present at the council’s sitting approved the decision. Two members of the …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 16 2012, 12:06 pm
Sevastopol makes Russian a regional language
Fifty-four deputies unanimously voted for the decision. As reported, earlier Odesa City Council and Odesa Regional Council assigned Russian language …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 16 2012, 11:16 am
RIA Novosti: Ukrainian regions move to officially recognize Russian
The Odessa Regional Council decided on Wednesday, Aug. 15, to grant Russian official status in an overwhelmingly favorable vote, the Ukrainian …
RIA Novosti
Aug. 15 2012, 12:49 pm
Police investigating into attack on Kharkiv language protesters
“The fact was registered properly in the register of Dzerzhynsky district police office in Kharkiv and witnesses are being questioned to collect …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 15 2012, 12:30 pm
Odesa Regional Council declares Russian regional language
Deputies of the regional council approved this decision at a special sitting on Wednesday, Aug. 15. The regional council also proposed councils of …
Interfax-Ukraine
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