Ukraine Bans The Naming Of Locations In Russian.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- GETTLEMAN, JEFFREY; KOTIUZHANSKA, OLHA; Vinograd, Cassandra
- Source
- New York Times. 4/23/2023, Vol. 172 Issue 59767, p10-10. 1/6p.
- Subject
- *UKRAINIAN language
*HISTORY of citizenship
*GEOGRAPHIC names
*CULTURAL identity
UKRAINIAN history
- Language
- ISSN
- 0362-4331
The article reports that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed laws reinforcing national identity by banning Russian place names and making knowledge of Ukrainian language and history a requirement for citizenship, reflecting Ukraine's efforts to distance itself from Russian domination.