> the nation-building process happening since the collapse of Soviet Union. You're making a semantic argument here. The impact of "de-russification" is the sa

> the nation-building process happening since the collapse of Soviet Union. You're making a semantic argument here. The impact of "de-russification" is the same, regardless of how you want to label the motives. > Y'know this sounds like a Russian propaganda talking points, right? I'm stating a fact. ...and yes, the Russian media does absolutely capitalize on the restrictions on the Russian language - which is an added problem. ...but that doesn't mean that those rules don't exist. And they exist for good reason. The restriction of the Russian language is a legitimate mechanism to limit Russian influence in their country and to build a new national identity. Ukraine, the Baltics, Central Asia - everyone has been doing it - and it has accelerated. https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/2021-another-year-of-the-russian-language-in-central-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/2021-another-year-of-the-rus... https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/can-uzbekistan-put-the-uzbek-language-first/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/can-uzbekistan-put-the-uzbek...