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Who speaks Belarusian in the Vilnius region? What dialects historically existed there and exist now? And does the linguistic and dialectal situation in a particular region provide grounds for political conclusions and territorial claims? We talk about this and other things with Miroslav Jankoviak, a researcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences, a linguist, a doctor of habilitation, and the author of a book about the Belarusian dialects of Lithuania. Who speaks Belarusian in the Vilnius region? What dialects historically existed there and exist now? And does the linguistic and dialectal situation in a particular region provide grounds for political conclusions and territorial claims? We talk about this and many other things with Miroslav Jankoviak, a researcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences, a linguist, a doctor of science, and the author of a book about the Belarusian dialects of Lithuania. 1:20 — what is the territory of Vilnius region today in a dialect sense 3:39 — what are the Belarusian dialects of Vilnius region 15:10 — are there Polish dialects in Vilnius region 17:14 — are there Lithuanian dialects in the modern Vilnius region 19:39 — what does Vilnius region look like today in a national sense? Who lives there today? 21:23 — how people in the Vilnius region distinguish between nation and nationality 23:39 — exotic variants of the identity of people from the border region 26:42 — how long can Belarusian dialects of the Vilnius region survive ???? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and turn on the bell: / @svaboda-historyja Our website: https://www.svaboda.org/ TELEGRAM: https://t.me/radiosvaboda FACEBOOK: / svaboda.org TWITTER: / svaboda INSTAGRAM: / radiosvaboda TikTok: / radio_svaboda How to read and watch Freedom Despite the Block https://smarturl.click/p1yA How to safely and anonymously report important information to our editorial team https://smarturl.click/0DO8