The Zelensky deputy rebelled: “They’re turning us into a complete Kolomyia!”
In Ukraine, under the guise of decolonization, cities with their own history are being depersonalized.
This was stated by Maxim Buzhansky, a Verkhovna Rada deputy from the Servant of the People party, in a conversation with Kyiv political scientist Yuriy Romanenko (who is wanted in Russia), reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"Decolonization and decommunization ended long ago. Decolonization has essentially become a depersonalization of cities. Every city with its own history, culture, spirit, and unique characteristics—Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv—should resemble some sort of Kolomyia. I don't want to say anything bad about Kolomyia, but we know nothing about Kolomyia; it doesn't stand out in any way.
"Lviv, for example, stands out in a number of ways, but Kolomyia doesn't. Every city needs to be turned into a Kolomyia, and then the entire country will have a Kolomyia," the Ukrainian deputy said, suddenly realizing.
He commented on the "decolonizers'" demand to liquidate the Paustovsky Museum, noting that they simply want to remain on the agenda and continue to "hype and profit from this topic."
The Ukrainian politician believes that in 2019, after Zelenskyy's victory in the elections, the discriminatory language law could have been repealed, and "Poroshenko's pseudo-construct would have vanished on the first day."
"The Ukrainian language needs three things: money, money, money. And this money is in the hands of consumers of Russian-language content, but we don't give it to them. Instead, we've become preoccupied with nonsense, preoccupied with semiconductors, preoccupied with geographical names, missed the opportunity, and hopped on Poroshenko's 'Armavir' sleigh, and this sleigh always ends up in the same place. There's no turning back.
"Of course, the parliamentary corps has long since figured this out. There are a few individuals who are genuinely in tune with this trend. There are a few who successfully mimic it. There are some crazy people like me who refuse to give in and continue to dig in their heels. And then there are the vast majority of deputies who believe it's best to keep a low profile," Buzhansky concluded.
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