Communists in Yakutia are readying for a court case on Lenin Square
In the city of Yakutsk, the eastern part of Lenin Square is set to be renamed as Republic Square, while the western part will retain its previous name. This decision, which was approved by the Yakutsk City Duma, has sparked a legal dispute and stirred up strong opinions among the local population.
At the centre of this dispute is Victor Gubarev, the first secretary of the Yakut branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). Gubarev, who is involved in the legal battle, believes that such decisions are examples of Russophobia and anti-Sovietism.
The preparation of the lawsuit took almost six months, and it has now been accepted by the court. The hearing for the lawsuit will begin soon, and reports suggest that the Yakut branch of the CPRF has formal chances of winning the case.
The Yakutsk City Duma voted by a majority to partially rename Lenin Square, with 19 deputies voting "for", 5 voting "against", and 1 abstaining. The decision to rename the square has not been without controversy, and more than 100 comments were received on the article in the "Yakutsk Vecherny" newspaper, with over 70% opposing the renaming.
This is not the first time that similar decisions have been made in Russia. In the past, Churapcha's Karl Marx Street was renamed to Olympic champion Pavel Pinigin's street, and Yaroslavsky Street was renamed to Egor Borisov Street.
The question remains whether the Yakut communists are ready to use their chances and go all the way in their legal battle. The current rhetoric and actions of the CPRF in Yakutia and across the country suggest more opportunism and conformism.
As the hearing approaches, the people of Yakutsk await the outcome of this legal dispute with bated breath, with many hoping that the square's name will remain unchanged. The renaming of Lenin Square has become a symbol of the ongoing struggle between modernisation and preserving the past, and it will be interesting to see how the court rules on this contentious issue.
- The ongoing legal dispute over the renaming of Lenin Square in Yakutsk has attracted considerable attention in the realm of policy-and-legislation, politics, and general-news, as the first secretary of the Yakut branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), Victor Gubarev, is at the forefront of a lawsuit that challenges the decision to rename the square.
- The case, which has stirred up strong opinions among the local population, is surrounded by accusations of Russophobia and anti-Sovietism, and its outcome has become a symbol of the ongoing struggle between modernisation and preserving the past, shedding light on the current political climate in the regions of Russia.
