Abstract
The work is dedicated to the contemporary language situation in Ukraine, which turned out to be discriminatory for the Russian language. The article also touches upon the process of formation of the Russian and Ukrainian languages from a historical point of view, since the formation of the Old Russian language and the emergence of regional languages: Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian. The author looks upon the status of the Great Russian and Ruthenian languages in the Russian empire, as well as language policy transformations in the Soviet Union and the role of both the Russian and the Ukrainian ones in independent Ukraine.
Highlights
The work is dedicated to the contemporary language situation in Ukraine, which turned out to be discriminatory for the Russian language
The article touches upon the process of formation of the Russian and Ukrainian languages from a historical point of view, since the formation of the Old Russian language and the emergence of regional languages: Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian ones
The author looks upon the status of the Great Russian and Ruthenian languages in the Russian empire, as well as language policy transformations in the Soviet Union and the role of both the Russian and the Ukrainian ones in independent Ukraine
Summary
Работа посвящена современной языковой ситуации на Украине, которая для русского языка оказалась дискриминационной. Ключевые слова: украинский и русский язык, история происхождения, языковая ситуация на Украине до и после обретения независимости Украины, дискриминационные законы о русском языке и языках национальных меньшинств Русский язык всегда был на этой территории языком межнационального общения, поскольку на нем говорило большинство населения, однако в настоящее время эту ситуацию украинское правительство пытается активно переломить.
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