Move is one of Ukraine’s latest steps to distance itself from a long legacy of Russian domination. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV, Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has signed two laws that strictly reinforce his country’s national identity, banning Russian place names and making knowledge of Ukrainian language and history a requirement for citizenship.
Already, countless streets across Ukraine have been renamed, and statues of Russian figures like Catherine the Great have come toppling down in what officials have called “decolonization” or “de-Russification” projects. While such efforts to scrub away old Russian names have been going on since the fall of the Soviet Union, they have picked up pace since the war began in February 2022.
The law will come into force in three months, according to a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app by Ukraine’s Parliament, after which, local authorities will have six months to “free public space from the symbols of the Russian world.”
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