May 1, 2017
“In some heavenly Nuremberg Russia will be rewarded for it.” – Kharkov writer Yaskov about life in independent Ukraine, “the first capital” and the Ukrainian language
shaoran2012Ukrainian Russian-language writer and translator Vladimir Yaskov: “…In my memory (i.e. year 1961) Ukrainian language and Ukrainian culture in Ukraine, i.e. in your own home has NEVER been the hosts; the hosts here have ALWAYS been Russian language and Russian culture: ordered, commanded, prescribed, something allowed, but most of all, I was prohibited…” Historically: born from Russian mother, Ukrainian father in the Ukrainian village near Vinnitsa, to five years who did not know Russian, for five years (from 5 to 10) completely Russified at home mother, I return to Ukraine […]