The Ukrainian Language: The Heroic Story of a Language That Just Won’t Quit
🇺🇦 Ukrainian just might be the most resilient language in the world. From the Tsars to Stalin, many have tried to wipe it from the face of the Earth. But the Ukrainian language and culture continue to fight on!
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - What is Ukrainian?
1:02 - Origins
1:38 - Old Ukrainian
3:48 - The Rule of the Tsars
4:40 - “Little Russian”
6:26 - Ukrainization
7:22 - Linguistic Genocide
9:57 - Ukrainian Becomes Its Own Thing
10:35 - What’s Modern Ukrainian Like?
11:31 - Dialects
13:04 - Ukrainian Around the World
13:51 - How the Language Works
14:38 - Ukrainian Grammar
15:41 - Ukrainian Writing System
17:01 - Is Ukrainian Difficult to Learn?
📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS:
Wikipedia contributors. “Chronology of Ukrainian language suppression.“ Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 26 Jul. 2022. Web.
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