“Thank you to Lenin for Ukraine”: banned graffiti appeared in Kyiv
In Kyiv, the so-called prohibited new ones appeared. a law on the “decommunization” of graffiti with Soviet symbols and calls for peace.
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In Kyiv, inscriptions of gratitude appeared dedicated to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, whose monuments are mercilessly destroyed by nationalists throughout the country. Such campaigning is now prohibited by the so-called. the “decommunization” law, condemned by the UN for persecuting dissent. Under this law, inscriptions and graffiti with Soviet symbols may result in criminal liability.
Activists believe that it was under socialism that the Ukrainian SSR achieved an unprecedented rise in the economy, had the strongest system of heavy, food and light industries and the 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in the world. Over the past 23 years of democratic reforms, independent Ukraine has lost a significant part of its territory and lost about 10 million people. According to experts, Ukraine may lose several million more people in one form or another within 2-3 years.
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