The city Council made the offer to replace the hammer and sickle on the shield of the monument "the Motherland" on the Trident

The Kyiv authorities are considering the idea to change the symbol on the shield of the monument "the Motherland" on the Trident, and rename streets in honor of the heroes of "Heavenly hundred," said the people's Deputy of the Kyiv city Council Alexander Vovchenko.
the deputies of the city Council believe that, despite the fact that the Monument "mother Motherland" in Kiev is associated with the Communist regime to dismantle its not necessary, reports UNN." The monument "Motherland" one will not be removed because, after all, it is a historical memory, " said Vovchenko. Thus, according to his statement, there is an opinion that it is necessary to replace the symbol on the shield of the monument on the Trident." This question is currently being studied, " said the people's Deputy.
in addition, Vovchenko said about what to rename the streets of Moscow it is necessary to honor the heroes of the Heavenly hundred and the dead in Donbass by Ukrainian forces." I'm sure before the end of the year all the streets associated with the Communist totalitarian regime will be renamed. They will be returned or historical names, or decided to rename in honor of the heroes of the Heavenly hundreds, of people who died in the ATO. Their names should be called the street ", - said the people's Deputy. He noticed that in the 1st place will be renamed four streets: Lenin, Krupskaya, and associated with the names of the security officers. Vovchenko said that the renaming of streets ought " not much money ". For example, replacement of one plate would have cost about 100 USD, and in General on the street is Usually necessary to replace the ten plates, that is, the story is about the sum of 1 thousand UAH to rename one street." These funds will be able to find in the city budget ", - the people's choice. on 9 April the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law prohibiting public use and propaganda of the Communist and national socialist symbols in the country, as well as recognizing These criminal regimes. Later, it was announced that the Kyiv city Council may, before August 24 to dismantle all elements of Communist symbols, and until 31 March 2016 in Their place must appear Ukrainian symbols. Review the head of the state Duma on international politics Alexei Pushkov, Kiev's actions can be characterized as political schizophrenia. The President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov called the attempts of Kiev on their own interpretation of the story may offend the veterans of the great Patriotic war. In the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated that the Russian capital with anxiety and concern continue to observe the " increasing pace of the fight with the heroic past of the Ukrainian people from Dorval to manage the Ukrainian government forces ".


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