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I’m not alone in wanting to show solidarity, and taking this step has become a global symbol of unity, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins
Ukrainian language - long overshadowed by Russian - has stepped into the global spotlight as a symbol of defiance, national identity and survival
The Ukrainian language reached a linguistic flashpoint after Ukraine's staunch resistance to a massive Russian invasion.
Languages rise and fall with history, in nations and university language departments alike. In 1980, when Roman Koropeckyj stepped into his classroom at Harvard to teach Polish, he was “gobsmacked” by the dozens of students awaiting him. The Polish trade unionists of the Solidarity movement, who were defying Soviet oppression
Vladimir Putin claimed he was protecting Russian speakers. His invasion has instead made speaking Ukrainian a global symbol of defiance.