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Inclusion of “language”: what should we do with the language “Ukraine”?

Inclusion of “language”:  what should we do with the language “Ukraine”?
09.09.2022

I wanted to write this article immediately after Darya Dugina's lecture on the “Metaphysics of the Border”, to discuss with her the question of her attitude toward the principle of “taking away the language”: the possibility and necessity of appropriating the Ukrainian language during the Special Military Operation in Ukraine. Darya, in a lecture at the ESM camp, spoke from imperial positions: the Ukrainian language should not be neglected, not excluded, but included in an imperial context. I immediately had a number of thoughts, but we could not discuss the topic in detail. A terrorist act ended Darya's life. However, this issue has recently been discussed again. Therefore, it makes sense to talk about the “mova” [1] and what we “take away” in it.