{"id":"054d73fb-1a44-4736-af40-584492cb4dda","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33kzvgn8pyo","domain":"bbc.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"BBC","country":"GB","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts","plainHeadline":"Odesa considers banning Russian in music and literature in public spaces","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Odesa, Ukraine's third-largest city, weighs a proposal to ban Russian-language arts.","The plan targets public spaces but would not repeal everyday use of Russian.","Libraries would remove all Russian-language books from display under the proposal.","Supporters frame the move as decolonisation; critics call it madness and dangerous.","The decision mirrors similar language rules already in Kyiv and other cities."],"topics":["Politics","Internet Culture","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T23:54:07.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T00:09:38.010Z","story":null}