Радевич-Винницький Я. Історія української мови: іноетнічні персоналії

The book "History of the Ukrainian language: non-ethnic personalities" is dedicated to well-known linguists in Europe and in the world, scientists who were not of Ukrainian origin, but most were Ukrainians in spirit and beliefs. In times of oppression, humiliation and prohibition of the Ukrainian language, they supported it, defended, its originality and self-sufficiency were proved with arguments, professionally and sharply contrary to quasi-scientific suggestions, insinuations and accusations. It was, as the author of the book writes, “noble personalities from the Russians, southern and western Slavs, Germans, Jews, Scandinavians, etc., who in the name of truth, justice, scientific objectivity, universal values, pro-Ukrainian sympathies etc. considered it their duty to support Ukrainians in their desire and efforts to live a full-fledged national-linguistic life "