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Is Ukrainian a language or a dialect? That depends on whom you ask and how the war ends

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of people studying Ukrainian on Duolingo, a language learning website and mobile app, has increased by more than 500%.

Utah, Apr 19: Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of people studying Ukrainian on Duolingo, a language learning website and mobile app, has increased by more than 500 per cent. Most of those who are taking up Ukrainian are probably unaware that there is a long-running controversy about this particular form of speech. One side views Russians and Ukrainians as “one people,” and the opposing side does not. The former claim that Ukrainian is just a dialect […]

The difference between a language and dialect is just as much about politics as it is linguistics.

Moscow Seeks to Put Gagauz in Play Against Pro-Western Moldovan President Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 43 Moldova's new pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, shortly after winning the election in November (Source: Euractiv) The 125,000 ethnic Gagauz who live in southeastern Moldova seldom receive much press in their own right except for the fact that they are a rare Turkic people who are mostly Orthodox Christians. But they do attract broader attention when they become part of Russia’s geopolitical struggle with Turkey. Similarly, the Gagauz turn into an object of great...