As part of the celebration of the All-Ukrainian Day of Local History, an event was held at the “Evening of History with Honcharivka” that united everyone who is interested in the history of their native Kherson region. The event included a presentation of a unique reference publication – “The Liberated Map. Directory of New Geonyms of the Kherson Community”.The head of the department, Natalia Kuzovova, during her report focused on the analysis of gender balance in urban toponyms. Today, only 6.7% of Kherson streets are named after women. Despite this, there is a gradual increase in the number of such names - from eight to eleven, which is a step forward. Ms. Natalia also raised the topic of memory politics, which is reflected in the names of urban space.
This is a thorough popular science work that systematizes the new geographical names of the Kherson City Community, approved during 2023–2024.The book presents official renamings, the historical context of the new names, as well as a comprehensive list of all the community’s geoonyms with an indication of changes, dates, and relevant decisions. A team of specialists worked on the directory – Dementiy Bily, Serhiy Dyachenko, Vadym Yarovy, Mykola Homanyuk, Natalya Kuzovova, Oleksiy Makiyenko. The design of the publication was created by Maksym Afanasiev.
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