understanding ukraine is understanding why ukrainians are bilingual; why and how we choose what language to speak in everyday lives; and why so many ukrainians ended up speaking russian in the first place. we won't say this issue is simple, but it is possible for a foreigner to grasp. ukrainian social media influencer and ukraine explainer stas olenchenko comes back to help us out with this topic and share a powerful family story to illustrate it.

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