#LiveFromUkraine: Oleksandra Povoroznik Talks Language Politics and Wartime Culture

Katherine Pompilio, Benjamin Wittes, Oleksandra Povoroznik
Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 12:00 PM

Oleksandra Povoroznik is a Kyiv-based journalist, film critic and translator, who joins us to discuss the changing politics of language in Ukraine, as well as the country's defiant wartime culture and humor.

 

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Oleksandra Povoroznik (⁦@rynkrynk) is a Kyiv-based journalist, film critic and translator, who joins us to discuss the changing politics of language in Ukraine, as well as the country's defiant wartime culture and humor. She sat down with Benjamin Wittes on #LiveFromUkraine to talk about her life before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, her feelings about this year's Ukrainian Independence Day amid the invasion, and more. 

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Katherine Pompilio

Katherine Pompilio

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Katherine Pompilio is an associate editor of Lawfare. She holds a B.A. with honors in political science from Skidmore College.
Benjamin Wittes

Benjamin Wittes

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Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
Oleksandra Povoroznik

Oleksandra Povoroznik

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Oleksandra Povoroznik is a Kyiv-based journalist, film critic and translator.

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