"My first language was Russian. I switched to the Ukrainian language in school when I started to learn Ukrainian history and Ukrainian literature. I suddenly understood that my parents spoke Russian not because it was their choice but because they had been forced into it."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
"Freedom Fighter" in National Review (9 October 2022)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Oleksandra_Matviichuk
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Oleksandra Matviichuk
Oleksandra Vyacheslavivna Matviichuk (Ukrainian: Олександра В’ячеславівна Матвійчук) (born 8 October 1983) is a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and civil society leader based in Kyiv. She heads the non-profit organization Centre for Civil Liberties, which was the recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, and is an active campaigner for democratic reforms in her country and the OSCE region.
25 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Oleksandra Matviichuk →
Related Quotes
"We live in a very interconnected workld and only spreading freedom can make our world safer. And if political leaders…"
"The UN and its member-states should conduct international peace and security reform to create guarantees for all coun…"
"Everything the UN stands for is at stake in Ukraine. If Putin is allowed to succeed, a new world will be born, in whi…"
"We live in a very interconnected world. … We can’t build fences and close our eyes to real problems of human rights i…"
"I don’t know what is in store for me or my family or my colleagues or my friends. But I know for sure that Ukraine wi…"
"Women are currently represented in all areas of the country’s defence. Women serve in the Ukrainian army. Women have …"
"I see from the general mood in the country that Ukrainians share the dream to rebuild our country and our destroyed c…"
"I hope that we will be able to overcome the rage, because sooner or later the war will finish, and we will have to co…"
"The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to all people in Ukraine who are currently fighting for freedom in all its senses. F…"
"We live in very dramatic times, and political leaders of the world have to take historical responsibility because for…"