![]() ![]() In fact, certain Russian-language cultural products are already prohibited in Ukraine. Russian tanks are unloaded near Simferopol, Crimea, in March 2014 Image: picture-alliance/dpaĪs a result, Chepura calls Kyiv's temporary ban "an ineffective instrument, because you cannot be held accountable for disregarding it." She regards it as a "moral factor encouraging people who do not want to continue tolerating Russian music on the streets or in theater." A permanent, legally binding ban would require support from Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. The Kyiv city council ban, however, is temporary, lending it a symbolic quality only. "This is an additional lever for activists working to boycott everything Russian, so we can say: shut it down, remove Russian from public life." "A ban on Russian-language cultural products is necessary," Vidsich activist Kateryna Chepura told DW. The move is backed by Ukraine's Vidsich (Defense) movement, which began calling for a ban on the Russian language and Russian goods, films and music in 2014, following the annexation of Crimea. "Russia is the language of the aggressor and it has no place in the heart of our capital," said Vadym Vasylchuk, the deputy chairman of the Standing Committee on Education and Science, Youth and Sports. ![]() ![]() Ukrainian MPs said the move was designed to protect Ukraine from Russian influence. The restriction not only applies to works by Russian authors and creators, but to all cultural products publicly presented in or translated into Russian. This ban also encompasses cultural and educational programs. The reason is that Kyiv city council has issued a temporary ban on performing or showcasing Russian-language art and culture - such as books, music, plays and concerts - in public. Likewise, bars and restaurants playing Russian background music may end up getting in trouble. Street musicians singing Russian songs in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv could soon face problems. ![]()
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