"Talk, don't talk - Brovary is the best city": Oleh Lisohor on the initiative of MPs to rename his hometown
Kyiv • UNN
Oleh Lisohor, a resident of Brovary, a multiple world and European swimming champion, is strongly against renaming the city of Brovary, as the name has a historical explanation, and changing it would mean replacing all documents and wasting money.
People who were born and live in Brovary are already accustomed to the name of their hometown, which has a historical explanation. This opinion was voiced by Oleh Lisohor, a resident of Brovary and a multiple world and European swimming champion, in a commentary to UNN.
I have long heard that they want to change the name of the glorious city where I was born, grew up, started my career, and took my first steps in sports. I am categorically against it. First, it doesn't really change anything and it's not timely. Secondly, it means replacing all the documents and wasting money. Thirdly, it is customary to speak with a firm ending, and history says that this was a place where brewing masters gathered and the name of the city came from the word "brovary" - "brewers", "fermentation". So I will still say, as before, "Say it or don't say it, the best city is Brovary
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Roman Babiy, an MP from Brovary, noted in a comment to UNN that Brovary is a historical name that was used long before the Soviet Union.
"Brovary is mentioned in this spelling in documents dating back to the 17th century. So, this is not a communist term and not a name assigned during the Soviet Union. This is a historical place name that in the past was in line with the spelling rules. Not all place names are always brought in line with the spelling rules, which change from time to time," noted Roman Babiy.
Recall
A group of MPs led by Roman Lozynsky of the Golos faction registered a resolution in the Verkhovna Rada to rename Brovary to Brovari.
Local residents, with whom UNN spoke, do not support this idea. In particular, they do not understand where the name "Brovari" actually came from, which also does not sound very nice.
Brovary residents also say that MPs simply have nothing to do. And such controversial decisions are definitely not the right time. In addition, renaming the city will entail additional financial costs.