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The language of war: Ukraine
Kyiv’s answer to the Kremlin’s warspeak, and why language itself is at the heart of this conflict.
Kyiv’s answer to the Kremlin’s warspeak. In part one of this miniseries, we focused on Russia’s case, trying to see through Moscow’s war propaganda: its purpose and building blocks. In this episode, we turn to the Ukrainian side of this linguistic tug or war. Here we find that language itself is at the heart of this conflict, fuelling Ukraine’s “linguistic decolonisation”.
Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Twigg
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