"Ukrainian: Language of the Free!" - Historical Video for the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language

Language has always been a marker of national identity, a stimulus for unity and understanding. This is why, since the 18th century, the Russian Empire sought to fully absorb Ukraine by not only destroying the Cossack army and erasing any memory of Ukrainian statehood but also by seizing its territory and conducting a spiritual occupation. The goal was to turn Ukrainians into humiliated slaves, speaking the language of the occupier, unaware of their own strength and potential. This practice continues today and remains one of the defining factors of Russia's occupation of Ukraine.
To mark the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory (UINP) presents a new historical video that highlights the various stages of Russian linguistic genocide. It covers everything from the banning of Old Ukrainian sermons and the destruction of church books, prohibitions on Ukrainian printing, and the exclusion of Ukrainian from education and culture, to the physical extermination of those who embodied Ukrainian identity through the Holodomor, repressions, cultural occupation, and distortion of concepts. Even today, in the occupied territories, the first thing Russians do is change signs, remove Ukrainian from public spaces, and erase all traces of Ukrainian from education and culture.
The new UINP video illustrates the continuity of Russian linguistic genocide and the strength of Ukrainian resistance. The video is based on materials from the exhibition "Linguicide as a Component of Rashism."
Produced by: Prosto Production.
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