26 October 2010, 13:54
V.Lytvyn: Adoption of Hasty Resolutions might make the Language Issue Hopeless
On Tuesday, Holos Ukrainy newspaper published the speech of V.Lytvyn at the grand ceremony dedicated to the 205th anniversary of Nizhyn M.V.Hohol State University. V.Lytvyn stated that universities should be aware of the historical mission of the Ukrainian language, i.e. consolidation of the Ukrainian political nation and Ukraine.
V. Lytvyn reminded that "community schools, colleges and universities protecting the right to conduct divine services in the language of congregation, protecting their right for native tongue, the right for education, formation of the culture with the help of Ukrainian language during XVI-XXI centuries provoked social movements." In the result, according to V. Lytvyn, the linguistic creative spirit of the Ukrainian nation experienced its revival, when creation of publicistic and scientific works together with the changes in the soul of each native speaker started.
"Considering the current linguistic situation in the country, we should bear in mind the historical involvement of these problems, existence of movements to protect the Ukrainian language and the attempts to fight for self-esteem in the linguistic environment", the Head of the Ukrainian Parliament emphasised. He focused on the fact that adoption of hasty resolutions might make the language issue hopeless, causing the problems and requiring great efforts to settle them.
V. Lytvyn is convinced that this matter is not hasty. "It is difficult to settle these issues, but the universities with codes of honour realize their great responsibility to the predecessors and followers, and shall be ready to give an impartial response", V. Lytvyn stated.