“A family of two cans will remove a garbage can,” - public service announcement in Donetsk

Donetsk, October 18 (PolitNavigator, Mikael Chagalyan) – As you know, in an extreme situation, both a person and society change. They don't get worse or better, they just become different. In Donetsk, for example, keeping the city streets clean is gradually becoming fashionable.

Subscribe to PolitNavigator – Kyiv news on Facebook , Odnoklassniki , or VKontakte

Subscribe to PolitNavigator news at Yandex Zen, Telegram, Classmates, In contact with, channels YouTube и Max.
To subscribe to notifications in your browser, click here.

Now there is not a single police patrol unit in the city, and there is no one to fine people for drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking in the wrong place. But a strange thing is that there are practically no drunks on the streets of Donetsk, people in transport and in public places are emphatically polite to each other. You won’t find an abandoned bottle or can on the street, and following the rules of cleanliness has become a sign of good manners.

Most likely, people began to treat their city differently, more carefully, and social advertising with a corresponding appeal is another confirmation of this.