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Ukraine purges libraries of Russian-language books

http://www.rt.com/russia/571099-ukraine-purges-russian-books/

Publisher:  RT
Date Written:  07/02/2023
Year Published:  2023  
Resource Type:  Article

Ukraine is undergoing a process to "overcome to consequences of Russification," which includes removing certain Russian literature from school curricula, renaming streets, and dismantling monuments to Russian historical figures.

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This move was provoked by an initiative declared by the Ukrainian government to "overcome the consequences of Russification," which in practice means purging schools of certain literature, renaming streets, and dismantling monuments to Russian historical figures.

According to Kravchuk, the deputy chair of the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, 19 million books had been removed as of November, including 11 million in Russian.

"Some Ukrainian-language books from the Soviet times are being removed as well," Kravchuk said. The MP noted that there was not enough literature available in the Ukrainian language.

"The ratio of books in the Russian and Ukrainian languages in our libraries is very disheartening. We are talking about the need to update the stocks more quickly and procure books in the Ukrainian language."

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