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Putin's brazen manipulation of language is a perfect example of Orwellian doublespeak

  • Written by Mark Satta, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State University
Putin's brazen manipulation of language is a perfect example of Orwellian doublespeakRussian President Vladimir Putin uses words to mean the opposite of what they really mean.Sergei Guneyev/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

If you’ve been paying attention to how Russian President Vladimir Putin talks about the war in Ukraine, you may have noticed a pattern. Putin often uses words to mean exactly the opposite of what they normally...

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