Ukrainian i/juːˈkreɪniən/ (українська мова ukrayins'ka mova, pronounced [ukrɑˈjiɲsʲkɐ ˈmɔwɐ]) is an East Slavic language. It is the official state language of Ukraine and first of two principal languages of Ukrainians; it is one of the three official languages in the unrecognized state of Transnistria, the other two being Moldovan and Russian. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic script (see Ukrainian alphabet).
Until the 20th century it was known in Russia as Little-Russian language (Russian: малорусский язык, малороссийский язык), while in Poland as Rusyn language or Ruthenian language (Polish: język rusiński).
Historical linguists trace the origin of the Ukrainian language to the Old East Slavic of the early medieval state of Kievan Rus'. After the fall of the Kievan Rus' as well as the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, the language developed into a form called the Ruthenian language. The Modern Ukrainian language has been in common use since the late 17th century, associated with the establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate. From 1804 until the Russian Revolution, the Ukrainian language was banned from schools in the Russian Empire, of which the biggest part of Ukraine (Central, Eastern and Southern) was a part at the time. It has always maintained a sufficient base in Western Ukraine, where the language was never banned, in its folklore songs, itinerant musicians, and prominent authors.
Ukraina is the Ukrainian, Russian, or Polish name for Ukraine.
Ukraina may also refer to:
TV Channel "Ukraine" (Ukrainian: Телеканал «Україна») is one of the most popular television channels in Ukraine. Its broadcast range covers 95% of the Ukrainian territory. The corporate mission of the channel is to maintain one general interest channel and few theme channels, such as the "Football TV Сhannel", that was launched in November 2008, and is planning to launch specialized channels for women and youth by 2013.
The channel began as a regional channel operating only in Donetsk-region, in the year 2004 the channel was granted national status. To help its growth, Ukraina hired foreign media managers, secured broadcasting rights for the Ukraine national football team matches and in 2008 recruited TV star Savik Shuster to host a nightly political talk show.
Ukraina was the first Ukrainian TV channel to be awarded as a Chartered Certified Accountant by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (2009).
Since 2014 "Ukrayina" channel was criticised for broadcasting Russian serials. According to results of monitoring made by activists of "Boycott Russian Films" campaign, during the period from 8th to 14th of September "Ukrayina" demonstrated the largest amount of Russian serials among top-10 nationwide TV channels — 12 hours 45 minutes per day. According to monitoring data of 27th of September, by the end of month part of Russian content on the channel reached 87% of all time of broadcasting. According to monitoring results held from 1st to 7th of December, amount of Russian origin content increased to 15 hours 15 minutes per day and in particular days to more than 20 hours per day.
It's me, something that doesn't exist anymore
Just the shadow of what I was - a human being
I remember the life I lived, now so far away
Memories are preserving my human part
I want a crystal heart
To not feel this cries
The beast is a part of me, I need it
That's why I'll always have to fight it
Inviting power and desire
It wants to take away the light of my soul
It's me, forced to eat those I once belonged to
At every drop I fall down, more and more
A long night that will never end