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Why so many Ukrainians speak russian? Let me explain.
But first, let me ask you a question: Why do Irish and Scotts speak English, Catalans and Basques speak Spanish, Bretons speak French, etc. You probably know the short answer. But let me put a longer one. Ukrainian language was banned by russia 134 times! Here are most notable events:
1720: A decree by Tsar Peter I banned the printing of books in Ukraine.
1753: A decree by Catherine II prohibited teaching in the Ukrainian language.
1768: A decree from the Synod of the russian Orthodox Church called for the confiscation of Ukrainian primers from the population.
1775: Closure of Ukrainian schools after russian troops destroyed the Zaporizhian Sich.
1830-1840s: russification of Ukraine intensified. Even the very name "Ukraine" was prohibited to be used.
1889: At an archaeological congress in Kyiv, it was permitted to read papers "in all languages except Ukrainian."
1895: A ban on Ukrainian children's literature.
1914: A ban on the Ukrainian press.
1938: Mandatory study of the russian language was introduced throughout Ukraine. At the same time, there was a mass closure of national schools, and the prestige of the Ukrainian language declined.
1926-1939: Physical deportations of Ukrainian activists accused of nationalism. Four family members on my mother’s side were deported.
1929: Newly printed dictionary of Ukrainian was prohibited.
1960s: Arrests and extermination of the young generation of Ukrainian intelligentsia.
130 years ago, Ukrainian-speaking area was not limited by Ukraine, but also some parts of russia and Belarus spoke it (see the red area, that's the result of russian Empire census in 1897, when people identified themselves by the language). So, when someone says that some region of Ukraine is “russian speaking”, read the above list again. It’s a miracle that Ukrainian language even survived, and many people sacrificed their lives for it.
TESLA: rPlus Energies has brought Utah’s largest solar-plus-storage project, the Green River Energy Center in Emery County, online.
The $1.1 billion facility pairs 400 MW of solar with a 400 MW/1,600 MWh battery system using 484 Megapacks and 993,492 solar panels.
It is the largest such project in PacifiCorp’s six-state territory and is expected to generate more than $55 million in local property tax revenue.
The project went commercially online after a commissioning ceremony on June 22nd.
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TESLA: NatPower & Mega Munich!
Tesla and NatPower announced a $5 billion multi-year supply and execution agreement for more than 25 GWh of Megapack sites in Italy and the UK.
The deal launches delivery of the first five major projects developed in recent years, targeting more than 100 GWh total capacity.
The NatPower announcement was held during a private Tesla event called Mega Munich at the Intersolar Exhibition in Germany.
The event showcased the new Megablock and Megapack 3. Optimus was on hand along with Powerwall 3 and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) solutions.
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Men like Zelenskyy come around once in a generation.
Maybe once a century.
God bless this man, his heroism, and his dedication — at great personal cost — to his people's freedom.
SPACEXAI: Vapi’s Humanness Index just evaluated Grok TTS (text-to-speech) and it scored 99 humanness with 707 blind votes.
This is 1 point shy of human interaction!
It leads in blind side-by-side human-sounding comparisons, especially at phone quality. It has 460 ms latency, supports 20 languages, and is priced at $15/1M characters.
Coming in 2nd is MinMax at 93 humanness, and 3rd place ElevenLabs at 92 humanness.
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TESLA: Harmony Energy announced that the 52 Megapacks and 26 MV transformers have arrived at the 100MW Foriaux Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) site in France.
Harmony Energy France CEO Andy Symonds narrates the video showing site progress. Next steps include arrival of the high-voltage transformer, with underground connection to the RTE substation already installed. Energization is upcoming.
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