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Purging an area of communism
In some states, decommunization includes bans on communist symbols. While sharing common traits, the processes of decommunization have run differently
Decommunization
Decommunization in Ukraine started during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and expanded afterwards.[failed verification] Following the 2014
Decommunization_in_Ukraine
2015 laws banning communist symbols
Ukrainian decommunization laws were passed in 2015, in the early stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War. These laws relate to decommunization in Ukraine as
Ukrainian decommunization laws
Ukrainian_decommunization_laws
Limited process of the removal of communist symbols
Decommunization in Russia is the process of dealing with the communist legacies of the Soviet Union in terms of institutions and personnel that tends
Decommunization_in_Russia
Statue in Odesa, Ukraine
modified in 2015 by artist Alexander Milov as part of the process of decommunization in Ukraine. The statue of Vladimir Lenin was originally constructed
Statue_of_Darth_Vader
resolutions that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed regarding decommunization through the renaming of populated places: Resolution (RVRU) 984-VIII
List of Ukrainian place names affected by decommunization
List_of_Ukrainian_place_names_affected_by_decommunization
a means of expressing their antipathy to Ukraine and to Ukrainian decommunization policies. For Russia, in particular, these displays are also part of
Soviet imagery during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Soviet_imagery_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war
Soviet Union and Russian Empire; many were renamed since to comply with decommunization and derussification laws. Ukraine portal ISO 3166-2:UA List of places
Urban_districts_of_Ukraine
Russian opposition anti-communist political movement
The Decommunization (Russian: Декоммунизация, romanized: Dekommunizatsiya) is a Russian opposition and anti-communist political movement founded by right-libertarian
Decommunization (Russian political movement)
Decommunization_(Russian_political_movement)
Removal of Russian influence in Ukraine
systemic process of decommunization in Ukraine. The Russo-Ukrainian War gave a strong impetus to the process. Along with decommunization, derussification
Derussification_in_Ukraine
by the people of Ukraine is generally collective, encompassing both decommunization and derussification in the country. During the war, the main component
Decolonization_in_Ukraine
Ukrainian governmental institute
In May 2015, President Petro Poroshenko signed four laws concerning decommunization in Ukraine. Viatrovych was involved in the drafting of two of these
Ukrainian Institute of National Memory
Ukrainian_Institute_of_National_Memory
Anti-Soviet guerrilla movements
European anti-Communist insurgencies White movement Decommunization Decommunization in Russia Decommunization in Ukraine List of monuments and memorials removed
Anti-Soviet_partisans
President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019
promoted the Ukrainian language, nationalism, inclusive capitalism, decommunization, and administrative decentralization. In 2018, Poroshenko helped create
Petro_Poroshenko
City and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
those favoring closer ties with the European Union. As a result of decommunization, the city was renamed Dnipro in 2016. Following the Russian invasion
Dnipro
Social and political movement in Ukraine
Russification and Derussification in Ukraine Decommunization Decommunization in Russia Decommunization in Ukraine List of communist monuments in Ukraine
Ukrainian_national_revival
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
Compared with the decommunization efforts of the other former constituents of the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union, decommunization in Russia has been
Cold_War
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Protest against Ukrainian decommunization policies in Donetsk, 2014. The red banner reads, "Our homeland USSR".
Soviet_Union
Political and socioeconomic ideology
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Communism
Ukrainian Parliament building
believed to show communist imagery were removed to comply with 2015 decommunization laws. Verkhovna Rada (right) Polyakova House (center) in 2013 Verkhovna
Verkhovna_Rada_building
Emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881
De-Stalinization Perestroika Glasnost Dissolution of the Soviet Union Decommunization Shock therapy 2011–2013 protests 2017–2018 protests 2021 protests Activists
Alexander_II_of_Russia
a number of the world's countries. As part of a broader process of decommunization, these bans have mostly been proposed or implemented in countries that
Bans_on_communist_symbols
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
People's Front Club of Angry Patriots Congress of Russian Communities Decommunization Format18 Front of National Revolutionary Action Izborsky Club Krepostniki
Vladimir_Putin
2014 revolution in Ukraine
servants associated with the overthrown regime. There was also widespread decommunization and de-Sovietization of the country. Successive Ukrainian governments
Revolution_of_Dignity
Defunct association football club based in Mariupol, Ukraine
it participated in European competitions. It was renamed as part of decommunization in Ukraine. Previously the city of Mariupol hosted a football team
FC_Mariupol
City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
around 80,000 at this time. In 2015, as part of Ukraine's process of decommunization, the fate of Sloviansk's statue of Lenin, in the city's central square
Sloviansk
"ungrateful descendants", saying "This is what they call decommunization. Do you want decommunization? Well, that suits us just fine. But it is unnecessary
Timeline of the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Timeline_of_the_prelude_to_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
Fountain in Kharkiv, Ukraine
of the new church Khram Svyatykh Zhon-Myronosytsʹ, due to the 2015 decommunization laws they have never returned. Fountain in spring Stucco on the keystone
Mirror_Stream
Political philosophy based on tradition
People's Front Club of Angry Patriots Congress of Russian Communities Decommunization Format18 Front of National Revolutionary Action Izborsky Club Krepostniki
Conservatism
President of South Korea from 1963 to 1979
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Park_Chung_Hee
Proposed U.S. bill
1981–1982 Iran massacres East Timor genocide Miscellaneous McCarthyism Decommunization Russia Ukraine Embargo against Cuba 2026 Cuban crisis Ideologies Anti-imperialism
Crucial Communism Teaching Act
Crucial_Communism_Teaching_Act
Ukrainian politician (born 1952)
statute, name, and symbolism of his party did not comply with the decommunization laws in Ukraine. Symonenko was born in Stalino (now Donetsk). He became
Petro_Symonenko
Opposition to the Soviet Union
sentiment Anti-Russian sentiment Anti-Stalinist left Decommunization Decommunization in Russia Decommunization in Ukraine List of monuments and memorials removed
Anti-Sovietism
Ongoing conflict since 2014
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Russo-Ukrainian_war
Urban district in Kharkiv in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Chervonozavodskyi. In 2016, it was renamed to its current name to comply with decommunization laws. There are 68 industrial and 11 transport enterprises, 23 construction
Osnovianskyi_District
Urban district in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
2016, the district was renamed to its current name to comply with decommunization laws. Відомості Верховної Ради СРСР. — 1939. — № 28 (51). — 20 серпня
Livoberezhnyi_District
City in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
monuments to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine. To comply with nationwide decommunization laws enacted in 2016, the local "Lenin Square" was renamed "John Lennon
Izium
official role.[citation needed] In some post-Soviet states which adopted decommunization laws banning Communist symbolism, publicly performing the Soviet anthem
State Anthem of the Soviet Union
State_Anthem_of_the_Soviet_Union
City in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
atmosphere; some of these districts have been renamed to comply with decommunization and derussification laws. In addition, the city has a youth center
Slavutych
of 16 September 2020 Some settlements' names are the result of 2016 Decommunization in Ukraine. The list below is based on the extension as of 7 February
Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Russian-occupied_territories_of_Ukraine
German paramilitary organization
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Iron_Front
Urban district in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Chumakivskyi District (Ukrainian: Чумаківський район) as part of the decommunization and derussification campaign. This name comes from the settlement and
Proletarskyi District, Donetsk
Proletarskyi_District,_Donetsk
Kramatorsk, Mariupol, Pokrovsk, and Volnovakha. After the enactment of decommunization laws, ten cities within the oblast were renamed in 2016 for their former
List of cities in Donetsk Oblast
List_of_cities_in_Donetsk_Oblast
People's Front Club of Angry Patriots Congress of Russian Communities Decommunization Format18 Front of National Revolutionary Action Izborsky Club Krepostniki
Kozma_Minin_(newspaper)
based on the database of the Verkhovna Rada. Following the adoption of decommunization laws in 2015, the Verkhovna Rada has renamed numerous settlements and
List of renamed cities in Ukraine
List_of_renamed_cities_in_Ukraine
City in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine
name of the city was then changed to Kropyvnytskyi in 2016 due to decommunization laws, honouring Marko Kropyvnytskyi, who was born in the vicinity.
Kropyvnytskyi
Ukrainian Ground Forces unit
Mechanized Brigade. Following the Russo-Ukrainian war and the 2015 decommunization in Ukraine, the brigade's Soviet honors and heritage were purged. In
92nd_Assault_Brigade
1997 book by Stéphane Courtois and others
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The_Black_Book_of_Communism
Use of Star Wars character in Ukrainian politics
Lenin in Odesa was converted into one of Darth Vader due to a law on decommunization. In the 2015 local elections, the Odesa City Election Commission registered
Darth Vader in Ukrainian politics
Darth_Vader_in_Ukrainian_politics
2003 documentary film
of the Communist Regime and on Resistance Against It Decommunization in Russia Decommunization in Ukraine Lustration in Poland Institutions Black Ribbon
Between_Hitler_and_Stalin
Russian politician (1959–2019)
People's Front Club of Angry Patriots Congress of Russian Communities Decommunization Format18 Front of National Revolutionary Action Izborsky Club Krepostniki
Mikhail_Yuryev
Soviet victory memorial in Kyiv, Ukraine
the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 the Ukrainian authorities have been decommunizing Ukraine's Soviet-era monuments, in a process which has been accelerated
Hero_City_monument,_Kyiv
1954 U.S. law criminalizing membership in communist organizations and supporting them
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Communist_Control_Act_of_1954
1991 downfall of the Ethiopian ruling junta
The fall of the Derg was a military campaign that resulted in the defeat of the ruling Marxist–Leninist military junta, the Derg, by the rebel coalition
Fall_of_the_Derg_regime
Opposition to communism
of communist party rule Criticism of Marxism Criticism of socialism Decommunization Far-left politics Far-right politics Joint Committee Against Communism
Anti-communism
2013–2014 deaths from street unrest
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Casualties during the 2013–2014 Ukraine crisis
Casualties_during_the_2013–2014_Ukraine_crisis
Kyiv Metro Station
(thus including the ones pictured below) were removed due to 2015 decommunization laws. Station hall in 2010 Station wall decor. Station wall decor.
Palats_Ukraina_(Kyiv_Metro)
Russian economist and political activist (born 1976)
De-Stalinization Perestroika Glasnost Dissolution of the Soviet Union Decommunization Shock therapy 2011–2013 protests 2017–2018 protests 2021 protests Activists
Yulia_Navalnaya
Russian bishop and writer
People's Front Club of Angry Patriots Congress of Russian Communities Decommunization Format18 Front of National Revolutionary Action Izborsky Club Krepostniki
Tikhon_Shevkunov
Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
De-Stalinization Perestroika Glasnost Dissolution of the Soviet Union Decommunization Shock therapy 2011–2013 protests 2017–2018 protests 2021 protests Activists
Catherine_the_Great
Soviet-Ukrainian writer (1904–1936)
Komsomol of Ukraine the Ostrovsky Republican Prize. The 2015 Ukrainian decommunization laws ban the use of Ostrovsky's name for the naming of public places
Nikolai_Ostrovsky
President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998
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Suharto
Reactionary German paramilitants
1981–1982 Iran massacres East Timor genocide Miscellaneous McCarthyism Decommunization Russia Ukraine Embargo against Cuba 2026 Cuban crisis Ideologies Anti-imperialism
Freikorps
Political repression by the Nationalists (1927–1930s)
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White_Terror_(China)
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Reconciliation of European Histories Group
Reconciliation_of_European_Histories_Group
Second-level administrative divisions of Ukraine
the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. Changes As a result of decommunization and derussification efforts, many toponyms have been renamed, including
Raions_of_Ukraine
Place
under de facto Russian control. In 2016, the Verkhovna Rada passed decommunization legislation that renamed this town to Ichki (Ukrainian: Ічкі), though
Sovietskyi
German contemporary installation artist (1984–2026)
February 2026, at the age of 41. 2023 Breathe dealt with mobilization and Decommunization in Ukraine in form of a performance in the Drama Theater Ivano-Frankivsk
Henrike_Naumann
Monumental statue in Kyiv, Ukraine
informed that Paton Institute fixed all the minor defects, finishing the decommunization process, according to their latest inspection the welds now meet all
Mother_Ukraine
2013–14 protests in Ukraine
surrendering all occupied buildings and streets ("The Hostage Laws") Decommunization in Ukraine Lustration in Ukraine The new Government of Ukraine resumed
Euromaidan
1925 book by Pitirim Sorokin
People's Front Club of Angry Patriots Congress of Russian Communities Decommunization Format18 Front of National Revolutionary Action Izborsky Club Krepostniki
Sociology_of_Revolution
Rural settlement in Ukraine
2016, it was known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрі́вське As part of decommunization in Ukraine in 2016, it was renamed to Stepove. In late 2023 and early
Stepove,_Donetsk_Oblast
list: On 9 April 2015, the Ukrainian parliament passed legislation on decommunization. On 15 May 2015, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed this
Demolition of monuments to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine
Demolition_of_monuments_to_Vladimir_Lenin_in_Ukraine
Urban locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Karl Marx, but after 2014 it was renamed to Sofivka to abide by the decommunization policies in Ukraine but its effects were only de-jure since it was
Sofiivka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Sofiivka,_Horlivka_Raion,_Donetsk_Oblast
Soviet general (1892–1941)
Vsevolod Petriv street, part of a wider campaign of derussification and decommunization in Ukraine A statue dedicated to Kirponos in this street was also dismantled
Mikhail_Kirponos
Political reforms by Nikita Khrushchev
then one step—or sometimes three steps—back." Anti-Stalinist left Decommunization 1956 Georgian demonstrations History of the Soviet Union (1953–1964):
De-Stalinization
Israeli-American historian (born 1954)
to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urging him not to sign the decommunization laws, which declared Ukrainian Insurgent Army members and some other
Omer_Bartov
Movement to revive Soviet ideologies
Communists Russia portal Soviet Union portal Decommunization Decommunization in Russia Decommunization in Ukraine List of monuments and memorials removed
Neo-Sovietism
Military unit
Soviet Battle banner in Melitopol which were later removed during decommunization efforts. Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, it came under
101st_Communications_Regiment
Kyiv Metro Station
Mizin). In May 2016 it was planned they would be removed, due to 2015 decommunization laws, and relocated to a museum. They decorations kept being displayed
Vokzalna_(Kyiv_Metro)
Urban district in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Smolianskyi District (Ukrainian: Смолянський район) as part of the decommunization and derussification campaign. This name comes from Smolianynivski Kopalni
Kuibyshevskyi District, Donetsk
Kuibyshevskyi_District,_Donetsk
Process of restoring previously nationalized properties
Reprivatization refers to the process of restoring properties seized or otherwise nationalized from privately held owners by a government to privately
Reprivatization
City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Cheka. The city received its current name in 2016, as a result of decommunization laws. Toretsk has seen fighting and shelling during the War in Donbas
Toretsk
Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918)
People's Front Club of Angry Patriots Congress of Russian Communities Decommunization Format18 Front of National Revolutionary Action Izborsky Club Krepostniki
Lavr_Kornilov
Clashes between protestors in Ukraine
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2014_Odesa_clashes
United States government arrests of leftists, 1919–20
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Palmer_raids
The Commission for the Study and Evaluation of the Communist Totalitarian Regime of the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Comisia pentru studierea şi aprecierea
Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova
Commission_for_the_Study_of_the_Communist_Dictatorship_in_Moldova
Soviet cosmonaut (born 1945)
(Vietnam). In September 2023, as part of the national campaigns of decommunization and derusification, in Kropyvnytskyi (the regional capital of Kirovohrad
Leonid_Popov
9 December 2023. "Kyiv starts removing Soviet general's statue as decommunization continues". The New Voice of Ukraine. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9
Mykola_Shchors_monument
Paramilitary organization formed in 2014
Ukraine Territorial Defense International Legion (Ukraine) Ideology Decommunization Economic liberalization Anti-Putinism National conservatism Political position
Russian_Insurgent_Army
Raion in Crimea, Ukraine
district to Perekop Raion (Ukrainian: Перекопський район) as part of its decommunization efforts. The renaming is intended to take practical effect upon the
Krasnoperekopsk_Raion
2010 book by Timothy Snyder
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Bloodlands
Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
and kept the name until it was renamed Sontsivka in 2016 as part of decommunization in Ukraine. In 1967, a museum was opened in Sontsivka in memory of
Sontsivka
Political party in Ukraine
Marxist–Leninist Communist party. In May 2015, a set of new Ukrainian decommunization laws came into effect, banning the Union of Communists of Ukraine from
Union of Communists of Ukraine
Union_of_Communists_of_Ukraine
Scrutinizing the communist past of public officials
reputation of the person concerned. It should not be confused with decommunization, which is the process of barring former communist regular officials
Lustration
Repressive period in Hungary (1919–1921)
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White_Terror_(Hungary)
included in the decommunization legislation continued to stay in place as derussification remained less popular than decommunization. After Russia's full-scale
List of Ukrainian place names affected by derussification
List_of_Ukrainian_place_names_affected_by_derussification
Banned political party in Ukraine
May 2015, laws that banned Soviet communist symbols (the so-called "decommunization laws") came into effect in Ukraine, meaning that the party could not
Communist_Party_of_Ukraine
Political party in Russia
People's Front Club of Angry Patriots Congress of Russian Communities Decommunization Format18 Front of National Revolutionary Action Izborsky Club Krepostniki
For_Truth
Urban locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Ukrainian parliament renamed Telmanove to Boikivske in 2016 as a part of Decommunization in Ukraine, though DPR and Russian authorities still use the old Soviet-era
Boikivske
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Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Swedish
Beautiful; Sweetness; Pleasantness; My Delight
Boy/Male
American, British, English, French
Friend of the Heart
Boy/Male
Australian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Great; Famous
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Name of Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Hindu
Heavy, The dullard
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord's Kingdom
Boy/Male
Tamil
With a flame
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Song; Melody
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly central England)
English (mainly central England) : patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Thomas.
Male
English
 Pet form of English Roderick, RODDY means "famous power," "red king," or "reddish-brown." Also used as a pet form of many other names beginning with Rod-.
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