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Question for Ukraininans...

posted 12 years ago by emmaclarke781
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Are Ukrainian and Russian mutually intelligible?

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[–] aliza_tvito 12 years ago

Hi again Emma!

More or less.

Did you see the movie? IMO it's disastrous.

Listen to your enemy, for God is talking

[–] emmaclarke781 12 years ago

Thanks! So Russians can understand Belarusian and Ukrainian? Interesting... Just one more question, then I promise I'll stop:) What part of the U.S.S.R did you live in?

history is a battle fought by a great evil,struggling to crush a small kernel of human kindness

[–] aliza_tvito 12 years ago

In Latvia.

Why should you stop :-)) but?

Listen to your enemy, for God is talking

[–] emmaclarke781 12 years ago

Ahh, Latvia :) Ok I won't stop, if you're sure you don't mind :)

history is a battle fought by a great evil,struggling to crush a small kernel of human kindness