Novgorodské, small Donetsk Oblast city, on Ukraine, changed his name to New York, after more than 300 deputies of Parliament approved the motion, an action that has already been applauded by the United States Government.
The new city of New York It is located east of Ukraine, and the proposal to modify the Novgorodské name was made by the same citizens. Novgorodské was founded in the 18th century, and adopted the name of New York a century later, according to the most accepted version, by German settlers.
Ukraine and his story
In 1951, when Ukraine was part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), it was decided that New York I know I would call Novgorodské, “For political-ideological reasons” of the Communist Party, according to an explanatory note that accompanies to the resolution of the Parliament from Ukraine.
- However, currently, Ukraine and Russia are declared rivals
- That is why the United States’ celebration of this measure
The United States is a key supporter of Ukraine against Russia, which in 2014 annexed the Crimean peninsula and is considered the military and financial sponsor of the separatists, at war with the forces of Ukraine. That conflict has left more than 13 thousand dead in seven years.
Inhabitants of New York
In an interview for the Reuters agency, a citizen of the New York American who requested anonymity, He said:
“I did not know there was New York on Ukraine. Although I’m not surprised, names are all over the place, you know. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was Texas in Ukraine. They love American culture… I hope ”.
For her part, Tetyana Krasko, secretary of the Novgorodské city hall, the New York Ukrainian, commented:
“The city was renamed in the middle of the Cold War. The reason was that the citizens of the USSR believed that the name New York it was a sign of capitalism. Furthermore, the relationship with the United States was not friendly. So people expressed their unwillingness to live in New York”.
