Interested in technology for language teaching & learning; I run the Russian Grammar Channel on Youtube and https://xitter.cf/t.co/SnoHbCnokz.
Joined July 2014
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Curt Ford retweeted
I don’t say it often, but everyone should watch this video in its entirety.
The use of 'brave' as an adjective has become almost disposable these days, overused to the point of meaninglessness.
However, this video—filmed within 48 hours of learning that one of her greatest nightmares had become a reality—demonstrates remarkable bravery by Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Alexei Navalny.
The power and clarity of her message and the decision to put herself directly in the crosshairs of Vladimir Putin and his security services is an example of extraordinary sacrifice.
Россия будет свободной!
Curt Ford retweeted
Ukrainians are stronger than cold and darkness.
Ukrainians are stronger than intrigues, falsehoods, psyops, pain, despondency, despair, and discord.
Ukrainians are stronger than fear.
Ukrainians are stronger than terror.
Ukrainians are stronger than evil.
Ukrainians are stronger than this war.
Ukrainians are stronger together.
Happy New Year 2024, Ukraine!
Glory to Ukraine!
Curt Ford retweeted
This is Oksana Vorobyova,
a teacher at a primary school from my homecity Zaporizhzhia. despite regular bombings and non-stop air raid alarms, she kept teaching kids via video calls. russians murdered her today in her own home with a missile while she was working at her computer
Curt Ford retweeted
Grammar changes how we see the world.
This article explores how an Aboriginal language provides unexpected insight into how language influences perception.
#langtwt
scientificamerican.com/artic…
Curt Ford retweeted
Russian "writer" Aleksey Sukonkin describes his vision for the future of Ukraine: he predicts the repeat of the 1950s anti-Soviet underground movement, and suggests that Russia has rich experience in eliminating resistance. Just read it, it's even crazier than it sounds. He believes it will take Russia 20 years to establish order (kill everyone who doesn't want the Russian world on their land).
Thought I would only read such things in history books. As insane as his words sound, I encourage people to believe this is exactly what is going to happen if we do not stop the Moskva regime and the Kremlin Ripper from achieving their goals.
t.me/A_S_Sukonkin/5178
Curt Ford retweeted
Useful thread
The problem, @stephenWalt, is not that people condemn you; it’s that you *do not listen* to them and just continue repeating the same lines.
You’ve already made your “moral case for pursuing peace.” What you haven’t made is your moral case for occupation.
Time to do it. 🧵
Curt Ford retweeted
If you want to speak with authority about Ukraine, you should do research in Ukraine, travel back and forth from Ukraine, and learn Ukrainian. I can't believe I even have to say this. I'm saying it. It takes years of training, reading, writing, some guts, new contacts, and work.
Curt Ford retweeted
Day 500 of the Russian war in Ukraine.
I am president of the Kyiv School of Economics, a former minister of economy of Ukraine, and a professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh. I left the US for Kyiv 4 days before the war.
These are the lessons I learned. 1/
Curt Ford retweeted
As a tribute to Ukrainian writer and poet Victoria Amelina, killed by a Russian missile in Kramatorsk, please read and circulate her work far and wide. In this thread, I will collect links to some of her writings translated into English ✍️
Curt Ford retweeted
"Wars are won and lost as politics. Ukraine wins its war when the Russian system bends. But where is the politics in Russia?"
My latest on Substack: "Politics returns to Russia"
open.substack.com/pub/snyder…
Curt Ford retweeted
Season 3 Episode 5 is LIVE!🎙️
We invited back Ukrainian scholar @sasha_weirdsley to discuss her sensational essay 'Mother Tongue: The Story of a Ukrainian Language Convert' and talk about russian-speaking Ukrainians.
Listen now at ukrainianspaces.com ▶️
Curt Ford retweeted
To paraphrase something I think I once read. “Americans are prepared to do anything to help embattled allies across the world— except read about them.” Make this piece the exception. Fascinating, mind-changing, & urgently important.
theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
Curt Ford retweeted
Virtual Symposium: "Away from the Empire: The Linguistic and Cultural Shift in Ukraine in the Wake of the Russian Invasion" networks.h-net.org/node/4555…
Curt Ford retweeted
As Oleg struggled to stray true to his beliefs, around him, Russian theatre was being crushed — and the patriotic & talentless were taking centre stage. “It’s their era”
You can read the story here, or in FT Mag this weekend. I’d be honoured if you did —
on.ft.com/3JT2Rbr
Curt Ford retweeted
"Being an Irish speaker can be an exhausting and sometimes gas-lighting experience. We are often told we don’t exist, and if we do exist, we are somehow infringing and dirtying the monoculture of those who don’t speak any more languages than English"
rte.ie/entertainment/2023/03…
Curt Ford retweeted
There are 47 khachapuri varieties.
How many can you name?
#NationalKhachapuriDay
#ხაჭაპურისეროვნულიდღე
Curt Ford retweeted
“Russian is my mother tongue and liberation means ripping it out of my throat”.
Thank you @newlinesmag for publishing my new piece “Mother Tongue”.
newlinesmag.com/first-person…
Curt Ford retweeted
Each day for at least the last eight years, Russian TV has been publicly mocking the Ukrainian language. Today I will try to explain the subtle meaning of this mockery, which could be challenging to understand without knowing Ukrainian and Russian languages.
Curt Ford retweeted
This is a great resource for parents who want to speak Irish with children at home
You can sort by different topics related to daily family life, in the main dialects.
Handy for all, from learners to improvers!
gaschaint.ie/category/1/morn…
