[lbo-talk] Ukraine blots out Soviet past in rush to rename streets

uvj at vsnl.com uvj at vsnl.com
Tue May 13 12:39:20 PDT 2008


Russia Today http://www.russiatoday.ru/

May 1, 2008

Ukraine blots out Soviet past in rush to rename streets http://www.russiatoday.ru/features/news/24204

In recent months the government in Ukraine has been changing street names. Roads derived from Russian poets are being renamed after controversial national heroes, causing distress in some sections of the population. Ministers have also ordered the demolition of some monuments. So what's behind this policy of rebranding? http://www.russiatoday.ru/features/news/24204



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