Has Ukraine Managed To Leave the Post-Imperial Cultural Space in 25 Years of Its Independence | VoxUkraine

Has Ukraine Managed To Leave the Post-Imperial Cultural Space in 25 Years of Its Independence

26 August 2016
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Despite the growing role of the Ukrainian language in education, its everyday use has barely changed in the last 25 years. Currently, only 40% of Ukrainians use it actively. The Russian language continues to dominate in the media and book market (even including imported books). The situation is better in what concerns music bands, since most of them sing in Ukrainian, even though a notable part sings in Russian and other languages. VoxUkraine have analysed some linguistic and cultural characteristics of the Ukrainian society.

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