“He said, we’ve arrived”: Gagarin was decommunized in Chernigov - the stadium will be renamed after him
A draft appeal from regional council deputies to the State Enterprise “Olympic Training and Sports Center “Chernigov” regarding the renaming of the stadium named after Yuri Gagarin and assigning it to the stadium located at the address: st. Shevchenko, 61, Chernigov, named after the football coach of the local FC “Desna” and athlete – Efim Shkolnikov.
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This was reported by the Chernigov City Portal.
“The decision looks very strange. The city stadium has had its name for decades. Nowhere was the question (at least in the public space) of renaming it raised. Among the arguments in favor of the decision is the restoration of historical justice. What is Yuri Gagarin to blame? Moreover, the first cosmonaut of the world visited Chernigov and was at this stadium. And wouldn’t it be better to name a new stadium in honor of the outstanding athlete and coach, because the development of the city is simply impossible without the development of modern infrastructure? Or at least ask the city residents for their opinion on this issue?” local journalists are perplexed.
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