No harmless joke. Dota 2 League changes logo after potentially breaking Ukrainian law on decommunization

Valve force EPICENTER to change its tournament logo after reports of potential violations of Ukranian law on promoting communism, esports.gg reports. The Pudge, featuring the hero’s face with a soviet-style motif, used in the Eastern European Dota Pro Circuit Tour 1 is no longer used. It is obvious that the DPC —>

Controversial controversy: comparative explanation of Ukrainian language law

The law №5670-d “On ensuring the functioning of Ukrainian as the state language”, which was adopted by an overwhelming majority of 278 deputies, was predictably attacked by Russian officials and media alike. To support a long-standing and one of the most widely applied narratives on Ukraine as a “russophobic” state, —>