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Rough Translation

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🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

When protecting a language is used as justification for war, how can its speakers fight back? A conversation with Russian speakers of the diaspora who are rethinking their relationship to language, identity, and the Russian community.

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0:00.0	Hey, you're listening to Rough Translation from NPR.
0:03.0	So does the Russian parents network have an origin story of some sort?
0:07.3	Was there a day that you were like, we need a Facebook group?
0:11.2	Yes.
0:12.4	This is Victoria and Michael Drop.
0:15.8	This started when Victoria was pregnant with her.
0:19.5	No, just gave birth to her first child.
0:21.2	Oh yes, we gave five.
0:22.4	All right, it's a bit of a funny start because...
0:24.3	The story of the Russian parents network starts 14 years ago
0:28.0	after the birth of their first child.
0:30.0	Victoria was feeling lonely, needed a community of other parents.
0:33.4	It's not even the only Facebook group for Russian parents in the tri-state area of New York,
0:37.8	but it seems to be the largest 19,000 members.
0:40.8	I think it's also a testament to just how large the Russian speaking community is
0:46.0	and how much we look for each other and want that space to interact
0:52.0	because we have these unique experiences coming from that part of the world.
1:02.2	And on this network you can find things you need,
1:04.6	like a Russian speaking nanny, or that long-lost episode of Chebyshka.
1:15.4	Like, you know, the Russian cartoons used to watch as a child.
1:17.8	Where do I find those to show my kids, right?
1:25.0	Michael and Victoria are not Russian.
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