The Urbanonimia of Ukraine in the Context of Decommunization

Authors

  • Orysia Demska Національна комісія зі стандартів державної мови [National Commission on StateLanguage Standards], Kyiv , Національна комісія зі стандартів державної мови [National Commission on StateLanguage Standards], Kijów https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-0456 (unauthenticated)
  • Pavlo Levchuk Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk [Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences], Warsaw , Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk [Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences], Warszawa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7865-6833 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11649/cs.2280

Keywords:

the Ukrainian language, the Polish language, toponymy, decommunization

Abstract

This article concerns the changing situation regarding toponyms in Ukraine, from the country’s regaining of independence to the present day. The article identifies two waves of decommunization. The first occured between the regaining independence in 1991 and 1995. The second wave began with the Revolution of Dignity in 2013–2014 and continues to this day. In the second part of the article, toponyms connected with Poland are presented and the reasons behind their creation are explained.

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2020-12-23

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No. 20 (2020)

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