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Ukraine is weaving a new story for itself, and the world
Mark Sappenfield
The Monitor understands that there are facts, but there are also things deeper than facts. Here is a fact from Howard LaFranchi鈥檚 story today: Ukrainians are speaking more Ukrainian.聽
But that is not what his story is about, really. It is about a woman whose simple act of defiance is part of a new national story. Yes, the use of Ukrainian is rising. But it comes from a rising sense of dignity, and that is forging a new national maturity.
鈥淲e are in the process of growing up as a nation,鈥� says one pollster. In Howard鈥檚 telling, that is more than a fact. It is an indelible marker for humanity.
