Ukrainian columnist explains why he is personally dropping Russian culture

In a column published by the Ukrainian news site Ukrainska Pravda, the author describes a personal change in his attitude toward Russian culture. The shift took place against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.

The column also deals with Russification, meaning the spread of Russian language and cultural influence in Ukraine. The author links it to a rethinking of his own identity as a Ukrainian.

The piece is an opinion column rather than a news report. The available description of the material does not say what specific steps the author takes in giving up Russian culture, and it gives no examples or figures. Those details are therefore not reproduced here.