Posted on 07/02/2021 4:30:36 PM PDT by dynachrome
With its decaying industrial landscape and ever-present risk of violence, New York isn’t a place many people would choose to live. But this is Eastern Europe, not the Upper East Side, in a newly renamed town on the front line. On Thursday, Ukrainian MPs voted through proposals to rename the Donbass region village of Novogorodskoye in honor of the East Coast American metropolis. It is located just seven kilometers from the fractious frontier where Kiev’s forces are facing off against troops loyal to the self-proclaimed breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic. Shelling, drone strikes, and gunfire have been escalating in the region in recent weeks.
According to officials, the settlement had historically been known as ‘New York’, and was located in what was then the ‘Stalin region’ of the country, in honor of the Soviet leader. However, the strange combination of names was scrapped in 1951, in favor of Novogorodskoye. Now though, Kiev’s lawmakers are once again looking Westwards for inspiration, and the campaign to have the former title reinstalled appears to have succeeded. Both local and national leaders reportedly backed the decision.
Speaking on Friday, in the wake of the vote, the US Embassy in Kiev said “congratulations to the residents of New York in the Donetsk region on returning the historical name of their city.” The diplomats added they were “big fans” of the move. However, Renat Kuzmin, an MP from the country’s main opposition party, Opposition Platform – For Life, said that it would be only fair to rename a further three villages as Moscow, Berlin, and Paris, in honor of the nations involved in efforts to bring peace to the troubled east of the country.
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Indeed!
Politics can be bizarre.
The Ukraine is just trying find a way to drag the US into their war. Now they’ll DEMAND Biden’s help with New York under attack...and they’ll probably send troops to Manhattan.
There’s nothing good about living here (Brooklyn, NY, not Ukraine). Dunno why people want the name in their country. There’s nothing good associated with it.
Maybe mayor deblowsio will move there. Looks like a real garden spot.
Should have renamed it to “New Amsterdam”
What a dumbass.
What a coincidence! Our New York is in the ‘Stalin Region’ , also!!! ;)
By our allies the Ukrainian government not the Russians.
It’s named “New City “ Why not leave it alone.
Why do you keep peddling this BS that only the Ukrainians are firing artillery? The article directly contradicts your statement by pointing out that the loyalists(Ukrainians) held the airport, until after nine months of shelling(Ruskies) forced them out and left it a "twisted shell".
"Until late January, the airport was still under the control of loyalists determined to retain the strategically important building. However, after nine months of bombardment, most fled, leaving behind the twisted shell of what was once a monument to the country’s bright future. Only bent steel, burned out aircraft and a pockmarked air traffic control tower remain."
Originally, the airport was held by the Donbas militia. It was evicted by the government aerial bombardment, ruining everything.
After that the ruins changed hands many times.
All RT reporting should be considered Russian propaganda, as their media is even worse than ours.
It’s very simple, Russians are invading Ukraine.
Yep, that’s the ticket. Ban everything you disagree with. Then you might be proud of ‘freedom’.
Thee is nothing about freedom in Pravda or RT.
It is state run propaganda device. Perhaps your patriotism for Russia is taking away your ability to reason.
I don’t doubt that RT is a trashy tabloid network. It is still covered by the freedom of press.
“It is still covered by the freedom of press.”
Not in Russia. Well, only if you agree with Putin and the current government.
And the difference between here and Russia is.....
Journalists in Russia get beat up and threatened.
Attempting to equate Russia, with their President for Life, who kills political opponents...with the US situation, is absurd.
What is your opinion based on? There are more independent medias in Russia, foreign media is operating freely as well.
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