The desire to change the name of the square. VI Lenin in the city of Irbit, Sverdlovsk region, is associated with appeals from local residents, said the mayor of the city Nikolai Yudin, the Ura.ru portal reports on June 16.
“Residents constantly complained that only entertainment events were held on Lenin Square”Yudin said.
Previously, on June 13, a survey appeared on the city administration website about what name the central square of Irbit should have. Three options are offered: Keep the existing name – the area named after you. VI Lenin, new – “Ekaterininskaya” and pre-revolutionary – “Torgovaya”.
In the survey announcement published on the Irbit website, with the words “Offers are coming in”reported: “The current name “VI Lenin Square” has lost its relevance. Times and the situation in the country have changed and the square has already radically changed its appearance and purpose.”.
At the same time, the Euro-Asian News (EAN) portal observed a strangeness in the voting, when on the night of June 14 to 15 the number of votes for the “Trading” option immediately increased by more than 4,000. He also noted that despite the greater number of votes cast to preserve the names in honor of VI Lenin, a graphical visualization of the result showed the advantage of the “Trade” option.
For now, for the option of the square that bears his name. 22.28 thousand people voted for VI The “Torgovaya” option was chosen by 14.94 thousand people, and only 2,183 people voted for “Ekaterininskaya”.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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