The idea of the city authorities has already collected a lot of comments, Kyivans react differently, make their comments, some of the publicly announced ideas will probably be implemented later.
In the KyivDigital application, anyone interested can vote for renaming the capital's streets. The toponymy of Kyiv has every chance to leave the web of the era of Russification, for example, Mikhail Bulgakov Street, which showed great sentiment towards Bucha, is proposed to be named after the rector of the University of Bologna Yuri Drohobych. Or Ukrainian engineer and architect Vasyl Listovnychy, another resident of the same mystical house on Andriyivsky Uzviz, 13.
So far, about 2 million people have decided to rename. The Expert Corps NGO has prepared step-by-step instructions on how to join the initiative, collecting three dozen old names and proposals for their renewal, taking into account historical realities. Several streets, in particular, are offered to give the names of fallen soldiers, veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
All citizens of Ukraine can participate, Bank ID is used for verification. Select the section “Electronic Democracy”, update the application and cast your vote by June 19. All results will be submitted to the Kyiv City Council for further consideration and examination. Convenient, transparent and in a few clicks “, – the deputy chairman of KSCA Petro Olenych reported about voting.
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Ukrainian politicians, military, writers, artists, poets
The general list includes almost 300 objects selected by the expert commission. The idea of the city authorities has already gathered a lot of comments, Kyivans react differently, make their remarks, some of the publicly announced ideas will probably be implemented later. Alik Solomonov, a founder of Night Holosiiv Radio, noted that some of the proposals of the Commission, which recommended certain options for voting, were difficult to justify:
The commission also has a Zionist lobby. If the presence in the versions of Golda Meir, who was born in Kyiv, and Volodymyr Zhabotynsky from Odessa, can still be explained by the connection with Ukraine, the version of “Israeli” for several streets at once forces me to demand the addition of at least “Palestinian”. “The public is not ready for Yasser Arafat yet, I think.”
At the same time, the list includes many good options: Ukrainian politicians, the military, writers, artists, and poets. He states that there are many proposals related to the heroes of the current war. > in the article Renaming the streets of Kyiv. Don't forget.
