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Borys Kosarev: Modernist Kharkiv, 1915-1931 at The Ukrainian Museum thru May 2, 2012
Posted by lesia on March 29, 2000 at 02:33:32:
In Reply to: Re: The problem of languages in another countries posted by Ihor Solovey on March 28, 2000 at 19:19:58:
: : I've got your point Lesia.
: : Still, when I am talking about discrimination I am taking about Ukrainians. Ukrainians keep Russian alive. And if you don't like speaking Russian - fine with me. Of course, government workers must know Ukrainian. About preserving culture. What is culture? Is culture of Kyyiv Rus' our culture? Yes? Then, how come you do not speak language of the Kyyiv princes?
: Who does?
: Noone speaks Shakespearian language nowadays, yet noone refuses to recognize that Shakespeare is a British poet.
: : Someone I know said: "I want to live in MY country. In my country people speak Ukrainian only". What is our country? Is it something in our heads, or is it something we have in reality, like it or not? Just because you have certain ideas it does not mean it must be so.
: : After all, who said that if you speak slogans you are correct? "So let seat and wait when it die?!" Yeah? So what?
: :Culture of any nation is constantly transforming. Irish speak English. They are still Irish. If they disappear, so what? So many peoples have disappeared in the course of human history. Does it hurt?
: I'm sorry, "Habelok", but my opinion about you cannot be described in non-offercive language, so I better not start. I don't know how can a person say things like that and not be concerned about their traditions and homeland at least in some way? Could you explain me, please?
Aha, so the Governmamental workers must speak in Ukrainian? But I never was interested in say you in what language you must speak in your home, in your office, if it is private, with your friends. I just want to speak in my language in Ukraine, so if you live in Lugansk, don't want to work in governamental offices, don't want to study in governamental University of Kiev (not Lugansk), or work in my company, you can speak ANY language you want. So you will have your schools, your newspapers, etc. But not official language, because I'm not obligated in Ukraine teach my children Russian. Where now is the problem? You haven't schools???