Ukrainian Students in Poland: Attitudes Towards Language, Identity, and Security (Case Study of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University)
Journal: Youth in Central and Eastern Europe
Year: 2024

Students from Ukraine choose Poland as a place to study because of its geographical proximity and cultural and linguistic similarities. Their numbers increased after the Russian Federation annexed Crimea, military action in the Donbas in 2014 and the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Russian regime justified the aggression with the alleged protection of the Russian-speaking population, which stripped Russian – the daily communication language for a sizable portion of Ukraine’s citizen