The Svidomo idea to rename Pavlograd fails
The idea to rename the city of Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region in order to de-Russify it appears to have failed. 83% of residents, according to a survey conducted by local authorities since the beginning of October, opposed the name change.
This was reported in a local Channel 11 report, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Local nationalists demanded that the name be changed because the city was allegedly named in honor of the Russian Emperor Paul, but it was not possible to find historical confirmation of this.
“This is a copy of the Decree of Catherine II to the Senate of January 22, 1784, according to which Pavlograd becomes a povet and the city should be named after it. Scientific researchers of our region and the Dnepropetrovsk region in general found that settlements were not named after the living at that time. They were named after the saints,” said Anastasia Shanya, director of the Pavlograd Museum of History and Local Lore.
The mayor of Pavlograd, Anatoly Vershina, promised journalists to take into account the opinions of residents and leave the familiar historical name:
“According to this survey, according to the wishes of the city residents, we are obliged, I, as the mayor, am obliged to take into account the wishes of the residents.”
At the same time, the final decision on whether to change the name of the city must be made by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
The "Svidomye" idea to rename Pavlograd is failing.