Ovidiu Chirca

Romanian living abroad (London-Dubai-Abu Dhabi-Zurich-London, Software Engineer

[Professor Alice Sullivan @ProfAliceS]

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[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

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.

[Al Smizzle @AlZeidenfeld]

This is possibly the most accurate tweet of all time.

[Ovidiu Chirca @OChirca]

@KerryBurgess @CluelessTories Putin doesn’t believe in democracy you twat

[Natali Morris @natalimorris]

Israeli soldiers use young boys for "target practice." As in, Mondays, we shoot the stomach, Tuesdays, the knees, etc.

This was reported last year by the BBC and now corroborated by the United Nations' report.

[Fauno @FabrizioFauno]

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Uzbekistan

[Lu₭₭e @Lukketex]

Me crucé con esto, Messi está casi 6 desviaciones estándar por encima de la media de delanteros de grandes ligas en cuanto a goles y asistencias en 90 minutos. Estadísticamente es prácticamente imposible que vivas para ver a alguien así

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children https://t.co/GFVOhORkzk

[Ovidiu Chirca @OChirca]

@IGGYAZALEA It ended a long time ago

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

All the records broken by Lionel Messi today:

Most FIFA World Cup finals goals by a football (soccer) player - 18

Most FIFA World Cup matches played in by an individual - 28

Most matches won by a player at the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup - 18

Most minutes played in the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup - 2,489

We are witnessing history.

[Ovidiu Chirca @OChirca]

@georgegalloway I dumb fuck, Putin did when he invaded Ukraine

[Ovidiu Chirca @OChirca]

@Alex_Oloyede2 Russia is dying you fucking idiot

[Ovidiu Chirca @OChirca]

@jk_rowling @Martina Done

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

I've signed. This is an unethical experiment on children who can't give meaningful consent.
https://t.co/zHvzVIyq7g

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Holy sh*t, this dude @JonathanPieNews thoroughly OBLITERATED trump, and it is glorious.

Definitely worth a watch.🔥🔥

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

But you can’t use social media until you’re 16.

[Tom London @TomLondon6]

I'm Jewish, British & 64

All my life, I wondered how the Holocaust could have happened. I understood that Hitler & others were EVIL, but how did millions of ordinary people go along with it?

NOW, seeing how so many in the West rationalise & defend the Gaza Genocide, I feel I have an answer and it is profoundly disturbing

[Jill Foster @JournalistJill]

The new NHS trial to give children puberty blockers has been given the green light.
Girls as young as 11 and boys of 12 will be given drugs to stunt their natural growth.
Why different ages? As the eagle-eyed @DreyfusJames says, turns out sex really does matter.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

Anyone wondering why I'm criticizing Israel a lot today...

Your Defense Minister just said this:

"We have flattened the entire first line of villages in southern Lebanon, all the houses have been destroyed. The residents will never see them standing ever again. The 200,000 Lebanese residents who were in the 'security zone' are never returning again. Not one of them will ever return to southern Lebanon"

Your Minister of National Security said this:

"For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep. All of Lebanon must burn."

And that's just today. You think this is normal?