Passions for T-shirts with Soviet symbols of the famous world sports brand have come to the Nezalezhnaya. The Ukrainian National Memory Institute wrote a pre-emptive letter from Adidas-Ukraine with a reminder of responsibility in case of selling "communist" T-shirts in the country, which are supposedly to be released on the eve of the World Cup in Russia in 2018. The corresponding "scarecrow" in his Facebook posted on Monday, May 7, director of the department Vladimir Vyatrovich. "The Ukrainian Institute of National Memory sent a letter to the subsidiary company" Adidas-Ukraine "and recalled the responsibility for the distribution of products in Ukraine using prohibited symbols of the communist totalitarian regime. The basis for the appeal was information about the manufacture of the company's sportswear series depicting the state arms of the Soviet Union and the inscription USSR to the World Cup, "wrote Vyatrovich. He stated that "in case of revealing the facts of the realization of such goods by Adidas company on the territory of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory will have to apply to law enforcement bodies with the demand to prosecute the guilty persons in the established order". The printing of Soviet symbols on T-shirts, Vyatrovich stressed, is a violation of the law on decommunization. He also compared Soviet symbols with the symbols of Nazi Germany. On Saturday, May 5, a dress-tunic with the inscription USSR and the coat of arms of the Soviet Union, issued by the German brand Adidas, drew attention to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.

"Nauseated by this" imperial nostalgia ", which still takes place.

Somehow it's amazing to see her at the famous adidas ", - indignantly chirped the Lithuanian midawians on Twitter. In turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry commented on this tweet: "It's a bit surprising that in the Strategic Communications Group of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs everyone tries to forget about the heroic successes of Soviet Lithuania in sport.

It is worthy of being proud of this important part of the national heritage, "the report says, adding photos of legendary Lithuanian basketball players Arvydas Sabonis, Valdemaras Homicius and Sharunas Marchulionis. However, Ukrainian and Lithuanian users are so excited, as if they are forced to buy these T-shirts, that they launched a hashtag #Stopadidas. Repeat their crying will not, we advise just to buy clothes with the symbolism that they like - market freedom, gentlemen Europeans.