The purpose of the study: to find out the attitude of Kherson residents to the results of the campaign to rename the city’s streets.
Sample size: 401 respondents.
Field stage period: May 1 – 10, 2024.
Research client: Community Foundation of Kherson «Zakhyst».
Key Outputs
1.The majority of the survey participants (63% of the total number of respondents) were positive about the renaming. Those who left the city rated it more favorably (68%) compared to those who stayed in the city (58%).
2.For some residents of Kherson, the three waves of renaming in the city (a limited wave of renaming in 2012, decommunization in 2016, and decolonization in 2023-2024) are perceived as one.
3.The majority of respondents (72%) believe that their opinion was fully or partially taken into account during the renaming process, while only 14% said that it was not/
4.Nezalezhnosti Avenue (formerly Ushakov Avenue) topped two opposite ratings at the same time: the most successful renaming and the most unsuccessful. In the first case, it is mostly about getting rid of the old name, not about liking the new one.
5.One-third of Kherson residents (31%) believe that the renaming should continue while 43% think it should be stopped.
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This research was conducted by the Zakhyst Kherson Community Foundation Charitable Organization as a part of its project implemented under the USAID/ENGAGE activity, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact. The consents of this research are the sole responsibility of Pact and its implementing partners and do not necessary reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government/
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