The memorial complex " the national Museum of the great Patriotic war ", which is located in Kiev, renamed the " Museum of history of Ukraine during world war II. The memorial complex ", said the Ministry of culture of Ukraine.
according to the Agency, the name changed according to the order of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of culture Viacheslav Kyrylenko from July 16, RIA " Novosti ".
they say that the conclusion About the renaming of the Museum taken as a result of decommunization laws - "to commemorate the victory over Nazism in the Second world war 1939-1945" and " about the condemnation of the Communist and national socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and the prohibition of imposing their symbolism ", and of the laws conferring legal entities and property names (aliases) of individuals, anniversary and holiday dates, names and dates of historical events ", " On culture ", " On museums and Museum business "

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