Russian-speaking Ukrainians want to shed 'language of the oppressor'

Kharkiv on country's eastern border has long had Russian-speaking majority but things are changing fast In a gallery in the Kharviv Literary Museum, its usual contents now packed and evacuated for safety, a group of women sat in a row, smart and eager. Behind them, leaning back in his chair, arms folded, was a tall, gaunt figure in a military jacket and high-laced boots. It was the first meeting - modest in scale but enthusiastic in tone - of a new bi-monthly Ukrainian language club for Kharkiv'...