DPR area
As reported on the official website of the Mayor of Moscow, now the US Embassy in Russia located in At the address: Russian Federation, Moscow city, inner-city district of Presnensky municipal district, Donetsk People’s Republic square, building 1, buildings 1-9.
“The new address was assigned as part of a state function in accordance with the procedure operating in Moscow. Previously, the US Embassy was located in Bolshoi Devyatinsky Lane. The old addresses of objects have been canceled, ”said the website of the mayor of the capital.
In the decision on the renaming of 22 June saysPreviously, the district stretching from Bolshoi Devyatinsky Road along Konyushkovskaya Street to Maly Konyushkovsky Road was nameless.
The mayor appointed his deputy in the Moscow government, Natalya Sergunina, to be responsible for the implementation of the decree.
Moscow City Duma initiative
May 18 on the website of the Moscow City Duma seen A message that four association aides in the Moscow City Duma came to the unnamed area near the US Embassy in Moscow at once in an attempt to name it: United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Fair Russia and My Moscow. City deputies sent their proposals to the capital’s government.
Deputies of the Moscow City Duma wanted to call the area “Square of the Defenders of Donbass.” According to them, “the appearance of the Defenders of Donbass Square on the map of Moscow will reflect the unconditional support of Muscovites to the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.”
City officials May 30 announcedIt’s up to Muscovites to decide on the new name for the square near the US Embassy.
“In the project of Active Citizen, voting began for the selection of a name for an unnamed district in Presnensky District, located at the intersection of Bolshoy Devyatinsky Lane and Konyushkovskaya Street. Users who have a full account on the mos.ru portal can participate.
Project participants were offered to choose an answer from several options: Donbass Defenders square, Donetsk People’s Republic square (if this name wins, the authorities promised to choose a place for Lugansk square or street). People’s Republic), the square of the Hero of Russia Vladimir Zhoga. It was also possible to entrust the decision to choose a name to specialists.
Muscovites vote
in voting accepted It took place with the participation of approximately 280 thousand people. It’s June 8th knownAbout 45 percent of voting participants on the portal voted for the winning option – the Donetsk People’s Republic region.
The next popularity was “Donbass Defenders Square” (31.54 percent). The option “Square of the Hero of Russia Vladimir Zhoga” – 8.33 percent of the vote. 15.44 percent of the voters entrusted the decision to experts.
Commenting on the results of the vote, Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, said that as a Muscovite, he liked the final version of the name of the square near the US Embassy.
“As a Muscovite I like the final look, and as a Muscovite I would like the Luhansk People’s Republic square to be chosen immediately,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
In turn, deputies of the Moscow City Duma on the Telegram channel of the capital’s parliament proposed to call the area near the German embassy the LPR area. They also said that they support the choice of Muscovites.
LNR Ambassador to the Russian Federation Rodion Miroshnik wrote on his Telegram channel that he symbolically saw the possible name of the square next to the German embassy in honor of the republic.
“Is the German Embassy in Moscow on the LNR square ?! It sounds symbolic. As a reminder to the Germans: Moscow sends us construction equipment – to restore, and Germany – mines and shells – to kill and destroy, ”Miroshnik wrote.
On June 10, the US Embassy in Russia reacted to the renaming of the square in front of its Moscow building on the Telegram channel.
“We hope that in the future important decisions will be taken by voting in Russia,” the message said.
Source: Gazeta
