Kyivlyanka (киевлянка): The Word You Cannot Translate

Language is not only about grammar or vocabulary lists. Sometimes, one word carries a whole city, a woman, a memory, a generation. That is the case with Kyivlyanka (киевлянка) — a word made famous by the Ukrainian singer Garik Krychevsky in his iconic song of the 1990s. Try to translate it into English, German, or […]