Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.
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"The Russian language is a weapon of Russia, and we need to try to fix that."
— Artem Kartashov , Activist
"Russian isn't [only] the language of Putin, it's the language of [writers like] Dostoyevsky and Bulgakov."
— Borys Barsky , Celebrity
"This isn't even like Orwell or Kafka, it's just madness."
— Borys Barsky , Celebrity
Key People
Odesa lawyer who advises local authorities on decolonizing the city of its historic Russian legacy.
One of Odesa's best-known entertainers and comic actors.
Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia.
President of Ukraine who attended a summit in Yerevan.
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Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.
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