List of Ukrainian toponyms that were changed as part of decommunization in 2016 information
Not to be confused with List of toponyms of Ukraine renamed from Derussification.
According to the Law of Ukraine No. 317-VIII "About condemning Communist and National-Socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and banning propaganda of their symbols", names of over 3% of populated places in Ukraine are subjected to change.
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decommunization through the renaming of populated places: Resolution (RVRU) 984-VIII, adopted 4 February 2016, entered into force on 18 February 2016...
monuments to Lenin during Euromaidan in 2014 and the further systemic process ofdecommunizationinUkraine. The Russo-Ukrainian War gave a strong impetus to...
to the Ukrainian military fighting the Russo-Ukrainian War. To comply with the 2015 decommunization law the city was renamed Dnipro in May 2016, after...
abolished in late January 2024 aspartof the decommunizationofUkraine's settlement classification system. Ukraine portal Geography ofUkraine ISO 3166-2:UA...
during the decommunization process, all of which predated the Soviet Union. Among other toponyms, "Freedom Square" was renamed "Lenin Square". In August 2023...
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