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                                                                                                                                        <h1 class="gmail-title gmail-single-title">“This is forever”: in Ukraine voted for the law of resonance</h1>
                                                                                                                                                                                                        <div class="gmail-post-info"><span class="gmail-theauthor"><a href="https://kozpost.com/blog/author/magictr/" title="Posts by Dave Zakarian" rel="author">Dave Zakarian</a></span> | <span class="gmail-thetime">December 9, 2018</span> | <span class="gmail-thecategory"><a href="https://kozpost.com/blog/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> | <span class="gmail-thecomment"><a href="https://kozpost.com/blog/this-is-forever-in-ukraine-voted-for-the-law-of-resonance/24411/#disqus_thread"><span class="gmail-dsq-postid">No Comments</span></a></span></div>
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                
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<p>The law on the Ukrainian national language should not be 
opportunistic. This opinion was expressed by President of Ukraine Petro 
Poroshenko, speaking to Lviv at the celebrations posvyashennyh the 150th
 anniversary of the creation of a society “Prosvita”, reports 
“Interfax-Ukraine”.</p>
<p>According to Poroshenko, the corresponding zakonoproekt was adopted 
by the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading. It aims to ensure the 
functioning of Ukrainian as the state language.</p><div style="text-align:center;width:100%;height:auto;clear:none" class="gmail-google-auto-placed gmail-ap_container"><ins style="display:block;margin:auto;background-color:transparent" class="gmail-adsbygoogle gmail-adsbygoogle-noablate"><ins id="gmail-aswift_4_expand" style="display:inline-table;border:medium none;height:156px;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:622px;background-color:transparent"><ins id="gmail-aswift_4_anchor" style="display:block;border:medium none;height:156px;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:622px;background-color:transparent"></ins></ins></ins></div>
<p>“I was not a supporter of that consideration took place on the eve of
 the election campaign. I don’t want someone speculated on this subject,
 because language is not a subject for speculation. Strategic for 
Ukraine the law must be clearly stripped of any situation “, – said 
Poroshenko.</p>
<p>Poroshenko said that this law if passed, it should be “forever”.</p>
<p>The head of state also expressed confidence in the future membership 
of Ukraine in the European Union, therefore, according to the guarantor,
 the law should be harmonized with European models of language policy.</p>
<p>As reported, on 4 October, the Verkhovna Rada endorsed the first 
reading of a bill (No. 5670-d) on ensuring of functioning of Ukrainian 
as the state language.</p>
<p>The bill provides for the establishment of the Commissioner for the 
protection of the state language. Functions of the Commissioner will be 
the protection of the Ukrainian language as an element of the 
constitutional order, and protection of the rights of citizens to 
receive the state language information and services in all spheres of 
public life throughout the country.</p>
<p>It is proposed to introduce administrative responsibility for violation of legislation in the sphere of using state language.</p>
<p>In addition, there is a criminal responsibility for “public humiliation and disregard for the state language”.</p>
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<p>Earlier Znayu reported that the Russian language “verse” officially 
in another region. So, in Ivano-Frankivsk region passed the moratorium 
on Russian-speaking cultural product until the termination of occupation
 by the aggressor of the Crimea and the Donbass. All television, radio, 
plays, concerts and other cultural events must now take place in the 
state language.</p>
<p>Recall “I don’t know Ukrainian? Talking to Putin? Go to Russia” – the
 supermarket buyers have schooled the cashier, who “forgot where he 
lives. By the way, this language scandal in one supermarket – scored 
relatively serious momentum. Even had to involve the cops.</p><div style="text-align:center;width:100%;height:auto;clear:none" class="gmail-google-auto-placed gmail-ap_container"><ins style="display:block;margin:auto;background-color:transparent" class="gmail-adsbygoogle gmail-adsbygoogle-noablate"><ins id="gmail-aswift_5_expand" style="display:inline-table;border:medium none;height:156px;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:622px;background-color:transparent"><ins id="gmail-aswift_5_anchor" style="display:block;border:medium none;height:156px;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:622px;background-color:transparent"></ins></ins></ins></div>
<p>As for the cops and supermarkets, that is the story that ended very 
badly. Our portal has previously written about 24-year-old buyer, who 
was accused of stealing products in the Kharkiv supermarket “Growth” and
 is shot by a police officer. However, it was not this young man an 
innocent victim. He lashed out at police with a knife and inflicted 
several wounds, the COP shot in self-defense. T</p></div>

<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies                     <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone:  (215) 898-7475<br>Fax:  (215) 573-2138                                      <br><br>Email:  <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a>    <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div></div>