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The fight for the future of the Russian language

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The fight for the future of the Russian language
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In a guest essay this week for Meduza, philologist Gasan Gusejnov reflected on the experiences of past “waves” of Russian emigrants and on today’s interactions between the Russian-speaking diaspora and Russian-speaking Ukrainians, explaining how the Putin regime has abused the Russian language by elevating “hateful violence.” Gusejnov also described the “taste for language resistance” developing among younger Russian-speakers as efforts abroad to challenge the Kremlin’s grip on speech accelerate.

On this week’s episode of The Naked Pravda, host Kevin Rothrock and guest Dr. Gusejnov further discuss the social and political state of the Russian language at home and abroad, today and in the years to come.

Read the guest essay

A taste for resistance Philologist Gasan Gusejnov explains how Russian-speakers beyond the Kremlin’s control are learning to use language to undermine the Putin regime

Read the guest essay

A taste for resistance Philologist Gasan Gusejnov explains how Russian-speakers beyond the Kremlin’s control are learning to use language to undermine the Putin regime

Producer, sound editing, and mixing — Kevin Rothrock

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