Ukraine can rename 908 towns and villages within the decommunization

Local authorities in Ukraine are required until November 21 to submit their proposals for the renaming 908 towns and villages throughout most of the country within the framework of decommunization, informs the Ukrainian Institute of national memory.

"3 months left in communities to ecomonitoring at least 908 towns and villages. To provide proposals for new or the return of historical names that are associated with the Communist totalitarian past, legally they are obliged to 21 November, " according to the Internet representation of the Institute, which produced a corresponding reference list.

then suggest new names will be provided to the Parliament for approval. To spend Happy voting will last for another three months. If a local Council does not submit proposals, the Parliament will take a decision based on the advice of the Institute.

According to the report, currently the story is about renaming 30 cities, 51 village of urban type, 711 villages and 116 villages. Data are presented as of 13 August, and updated.

The only area where it is not found any Communist or Nazi names of settlements is Ivano-Frankivsk in the West.

in may in Ukraine entered into force adopted by the Verkhovna Rada in early April, the law's condemnation of Communist and Nazi regimes, for example, prohibiting propaganda of Soviet symbols. The document caused a great resonance in society, because it has not been clearly written by the boundaries of its use. The government promised to amend the law changes and remove inaccuracies.


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