The registration of a resolution in the Verkhovna Rada to rename Brovary to Brovary is not decommunization, but populism on the part of some politicians to satisfy their dubious ambitions. This was stated by Mykola Zinchenko, a deputy of the Brovary City Council, in a commentary to UNN.
The MP noted that he supports decommunization. But in the case when the names associated with Russia and the Soviet Union are changed.
I am categorically against renaming. It has been proven that Brovary was not renamed in the 50s, from Brovary to Brovary. Brovary was a long time ago. When we were changing the name of my street, Kotovskoho Street, to Hetman of Ukraine Petro Kalnyshevskyi, I was in that group and was the initiator. Similarly, all the pro-communist and pro-Russian names in the city were changed. So I am in favor of decommunization, but I am against renaming Brovary to Brovary
He emphasized that such controversial initiatives are generally out of time during the war. He called them the desire of some politicians to satisfy their dubious ambitions.
Such initiatives are not timely. Today, if we have even the slightest opportunity to help the army, we must do everything to make it easier for our guys to fight and have something to fight with, rather than engage in nonsense and spend money on the dubious ambitions of some politicians. This is not decommunization, but populism
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A group of MPs led by Roman Lozynsky of the Golos faction registered a resolution in the Verkhovna Rada to rename Brovary to Brovary.
Local residents, with whom UNN spoke, do not support this idea. In particular, they don't understand where the name "Brewery" actually came from, which, besides, doesn't sound too good.
Also, residents of Brovary say that people's deputies simply have nothing to do. And such controversial decisions are definitely not the time. In addition, renaming the city will entail additional financial costs.