The struggle for the Russian language in Ukraine

In Odessa, began collecting signatures under an appeal to the authorities asking to return to cinemas Russian dubbing foreign films, reports portal newscity.info. According to the organizers of the action, all the collected signatures will be sent to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine. They offered to join the collection of signatures of people in other cities and regions of Ukraine.

As described Verkhovna Rada deputy of the Party of Regions Alex Kostusev, a ban on rental movies from the Russian language in Ukraine duplication, where half the people say and think in Russian, - “is not only an example of an ignorant attitude towards the economy, but also a blatant violation of guaranteed constitutional rights. ”

Order of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of 2008 requiring film distributors to show only those films that have been sounded in Ukrainian, a deputy described as “disgraceful and racist.”

A day earlier criticized the Ukrainian dubbing of films made by Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Vladimir Seminozhenko. In particular he said that his “appalling” the quality of translations and voiceover work.

As previously reported, against mandatory duplication were themselves film distributors. They feared that the expulsion of the Russian translation of the cinemas will reduce their popularity.

However, in 2009, film distributors fees on an annualized basis increased by 37 percent.

25 March 2010

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