DECOMMUNIZATION OF URBAN TOPONYMY IN UKRAINE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES.

Autor: Kuczabski, Aleksander, Boychuk, Alina
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Zdroj: Journal of Geography, Politics & Society; 2020, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p8-16, 9p
Abstrakt: The decommunization in Ukraine took place differently than in other post-communist countries. For many years after the collapse of the USSR, Ukrainian society tolerated the post-communist remnants. The conflict with Russia has fundamentally changed the narrative in relation to historical memory. Through the active toponymic policy of the central government in 2014-2016, it was possible to get rid of almost all communist symbols and names in public space. Nevertheless, a retreat in the matter of commemoration cannot be ruled out, as left-wing, and sometimes even pro-communist, views remain popular among a large part of the Ukrainian society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index