Show threadPutin's IBSNov 13

In 1718, #Peter_I ordered the burning of the library of the #Kyiv_Pechersk_Lavra. In 1780, the library of the #Kyiv_Mohyla Academy - collected over more than 150 years - was burned.

Later, the #Muscovites banned the publication of #Ukrainian books in #Ukraine and their import from abroad. They rewrote #Ukrainian poetry and prose using the #Russian alphabet. And in the 1930s, after the rollback of #Ukrainization, they removed #Ukrainian books and dictionaries -

Chuck DarwinMar 12, 2023
Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities have alienated even those who previously supported closer ties with Moscow.
Even #Odesa, a city with an historically pro-Russian outlook, has embraced the movement toward #Ukrainization, further underlining the loss of influence of Russian #imperialism.
#Catherine #monument
https://www.politico.eu/article/fall-russia-odesa-ukraine-war-nationalism-catherine-great-statue-empire/
The fall of Russia’s Odesa

Even a city with such an historically pro-Russian outlook has embraced the movement toward Ukrainization.

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