The removal of these Soviet and Russian imperialist markers is not a technical issue. A draft law prepared by public activists on the renaming of the streets and other names of the Soviet regime has been submitted to the Saeima. The public has become more sensitive and more discerning. Russian aggression in Ukraine has led the public to awaken from a misunderstood tolerance to the colonial legacy of the Soviets, which already borders on cowardice. The surveyed municipalities conceptually did not object to the renaming, but cited associated difficulties and costs for residents and entrepreneurs located on these streets. In Latvia, the renaming of 93 streets "glorifying the communist regime or russification policies" was proposed by the Historians of the Public Memory Center association. The same happened in a street in Prague, in the Czech Republic.
In Zaandam, in the Netherlands, some citizens changed some street names by themselves by adding stickers on street signs but were removed. The Netherlands stated that it would cost too much, and would cost much hassle and objections. Its chairperson Olle Zetterberg cited the fact that Stockholm streets are usually not named after a living person, and that there is no "good reason" to reject the current name. The naming committee of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden, opposed calls to rename the street outside the Russian embassy "Zelensky-gatan" ( Zelensky Street).
The spokesperson of the local council of San Ġwann, Malta, where the Russian embassy is located, refused attempts of renaming as it would force residents of the street to change their addresses. Malta has rejected the request to rename streets. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called the campaign part of an effort to "isolate Russia and de-Putinize the world." In addition, Ukraine has been conducting a campaign of Derussification, removing names of streets and plazas associated with Russian and Soviet history and replacing them with Ukrainian names. Following the invasion, One Philosophy consulting group together with Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a campaign called "Ukraine Street", which calls for nations to change the name of the streets where the Russian embassy or consulate is located on to "Ukraine Street". This is a list of streets renamed due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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