Today in Kharkov officially returned the name of Soviet Marshal Zhukov Avenue, renamed in honor of General Peter Grigorenko. This issue was considered at the thirty-third session of the Kharkiv city council of the VII convocation. 52 deputies voted for the renaming, and 8 against, ATN notes.
As the executive secretary of the city commission on toponyms and the protection of the historical and cultural environment at the Kharkov City Council Alexei Khoroshkovaty stated during the discussion, public hearings on this issue were held in the city, and 11193 people, or 86% of those who voted, supported the idea of \u200b\u200brenaming.
Deputy Ivan Rakich, in turn, said that the renaming was contrary to the law on decommunization, called Zhukov a butcher and called on the streets in Kharkov to be named after Kharkiv people who liberated the city from the Nazis.
Deputy Igor Chernyak said about a number of procedural violations in the preparation of this draft decision and about his willingness to challenge the renaming decision in court, SQ clarifies.
According to Kernes, the law allows you to give the prospectus the name of Zhukov. According to him, according to military examinations, Marshal Zhukov participated in the expulsion of invaders from Ukraine during the Second World War.
Note that the issue of renaming the prospectus has its own history, which has been going on for the second year:.
On May 8, 2019, a petition appeared on the website of the City Council. The author requested that the name of Marshal Zhukov be returned to the avenue and metro station.
On May 10, the initiative gained 5587 votes and was automatically considered..
On June 2, activists demolished the monument to George Zhukov, installed on the avenue near the administration of Nemyshlyansky district.
On June 19, city council deputies considered at the session the issue of renaming Petr Grigorenko Avenue to Marshal Zhukov Avenue. 59 deputies voted "
July 11, the monument to Zhukov was returned to its original place.
September 10, Kharkiv Regional Administrative Court overturned the decision of the City Council on renaming.
On October 21, the city council appealed.
November 8, the Second Administrative Court of Appeal confirmed the illegality of the decision adopted by the City Council.
November 20, the monument to Zhukov was doused with paint, and virtual hearings were held in the City Council.
On December 10, the Supreme Court opened a cassation proceedings on the complaint of the City Council against the decision of the Kharkiv District Administrative Court of September 5 and the decision of the Second Appeal Administrative Court of November 8.