The showdown between central and local authorities over the status of Russian language exposed inadequacy of the language politics in Ukraine. In this podcast, Dr. Dominique Arel explains that the roots of the problem lie in the unwillingness of the ruling elite to legally secure rights of Russian speakers. So what should be the first steps to resolve the crisis? What has been the European experience with language politics in similar multilingual states? Our podcast weighs in.
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