DECOLONIZATION OF URBAN SPACE OF ZAPORIZHZHIA (2014–2023 РР.): INFORMATIONAL AND COGNITIVE DYNAMICS OF SOCIETY
Journal: Academia Polonica.
Year: 2024

This article examines the processes of decolonization, derussification, and decommunization of urban space of Zaporizhzhia from 2014 to 2023. The influence of public sentiment, cultural changes, and legal acts on the transformation of urban objects is analyzed with special attention. During the study, there are under consideration the dynamics of toponym renaming, the dismantling of Soviet-era monuments, and the overcoming of imperial heritage in public space. Special attention is paid to the re