Ukrainian language - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_languageThe first theory of the origin of Ukrainian language was suggested in Imperial Russia in the middle of the 18th century by Mikhail Lomonosov. This theory posits the existence of a common language spoken by all East Slavic people in the time of the Rus. According to Lomonosov, the differences that subsequently developed between Great Russian and Ukrainian (which he referred to as Little Russian) could be explained by the influence of the Polish and Slovak languages on U…
Ukrainian language - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ukrainian_languageThe Ukrainian language, in common with Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene and Serbian, has simplified the Common Slavic tl and dl into l (for example, mela – she swept"). The Ukrainian language, in common with all modern Slavic languages other than Bulgarian and Macedonian, does not use articles.
Russian language in Ukraine - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language_in_UkraineThe Russian language in Ukraine is recognized as the language of a national minority but not as a state language. It is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraineadopted by the parliament in 1996. Article 10 of the Constitution reads: "In Ukraine, the free development, use and protection of Russian, and other languages of national minorities of Ukraine, is guaranteed". The Constitu…