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My god. That's horrific, both those discrete atrocities. I'm so sorry. Thank you for speaking plainly about it. Western audiences are so willing to presume that unpleasantness is exaggerated and that everyone surely is getting along fine: it's intensely willful blindness, given that western Ukrainians living elsewhere might even voice their contempt, if that's their subculture and they're in the mood.

I didn't know the Baltics were involved in ethnic harassment! I will look into that. Thank you.

I know there has been tension about language chauvinism in more than just Ukraine. They're not the only site of neo nazis/ultra rightists either--in general eastern Europe has 'em, is my understanding.

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