Media: Communist symbolism in Kiev have the opportunity to dismantle to autumn

Kyiv city Council may, before August 24 to dismantle the Communist symbols in g, and by the spring of next year to install in their place Ukrainian symbols According to yesterday by Parliament to the law, informs on the last working day of the week the website of the Ukrainian newspaper " ".

The Verkhovna Rada on Thursday adopted a Law banning the Communist And the national socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine And their symbolism. The law also provides that the propaganda of the Communist And national socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes And their symbolism is a legal person, a political party, printed mass media is the basis for refusal of registration And stop their activities.

according to the newspaper, the people's Deputy of city Council Alexander Vovchenko has registered a draft resolution, which proposes to replace the Communist symbols on the objects of communal property - buildings of Kyiv city Council, district administration, different departments And even the bridges across the Dnieper.

As stated in the project, dismantling subject to any images of the emblem of the former USSR ( "hammer And Sickle" ) And any image of Vladimir Lenin. In their place will arise the state symbols of Ukraine. According to the project, until June 28 of the current year the municipality must compile a list of such objects, and independence Day (August 24) - all of them removed. Until 31 March 2016 in their place must appear Ukrainian symbols. Besides, the authorities intend to announce an art competition And make the new symbolic decoration of the city.

According to the magazine, the restoration shall be subject to the arch with stars And sickles with hammers near the Kyiv city Council and the Paton bridge, decorated with symbols of the USSR in the form of ears of corn with sickles And stars that were on the Soviet coat of arms. However, As has told "news" people's choice Vovchenko, the changes do not affect monuments And memorials which commemorate the Victory in the great Patriotic war.

"Monuments of Victory with the stars currently can not be touched in any case, the most in Kiev. If only out of respect to the veterans, " said Vovchenko.

According to him, the stars in other projects also no one touch it will not, because they cannot unambiguously be considered as Soviet symbols.


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