In Zhytomyr region the use of the flag of Victory during the celebrations on may 8-9 prohibited by law
commemorating the victory over Nazism in the Second world war the Law of Ukraine "On commemorating the victory over Nazism in the Second world war 1939-1945". Under article 1-2 of the Act the main forms of perpetuating of the victory over Nazism, in particular, the celebration of the Day of memory and reconciliation (8 may), victory Day over Nazism in world war II (victory Day) on may 9, laying flowers and wreaths at monuments and memorials dedicated to commemorating the victory over Nazism and to honor the memory of victims of the Second world war. Use in any form images of the flag of Victory during these memorial and special measures not provided by Law. Reported by the Ukrainian Institute of national memory. In accordance with subparagraph "C" of paragraph 4 of article 1 of the law of Ukraine "About the condemnation of the Communist and national socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and the prohibition of propaganda of their symbols" flags, symbols, images, or other paraphernalia, which are reproduced in the combination of the hammer and sickle, sickle, hammer and five-pointed stars of the plough (Rala), hammer and five-pointed star is a symbolism of the Communist totalitarian regime. In accordance with paragraph 2 of article 1 of the Act, the distribution and public use of products containing symbols of the Communist regime, is propaganda of the Communist totalitarian regime. The first part of article 3 of this Law, the propaganda of the Communist totalitarian regime recognizes a desecration of the memory of millions of victims of totalitarian Communist regime and prohibited by law. According to article 4 of the Law dissemination and public use of symbols of totalitarian Communist regime prohibited. In accordance with paragraph 6 of part three of article 4 of the Law prohibition does not apply to the use of symbols of totalitarian Communist regime in the original battle flags. The Victory banner is the assault flag 150-th order of Kutuzov II degree Idritsa infantry division, which is red, contains a combined image of the hammer and sickle and five-pointed star and the inscription in Russian, "p. 150 the order of Kutuzov II degree Edrick. see 79 S. K. 3.and. 1 B. f". The original is a specified flag is on eternal storage in the Museum of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Thus, the Victory Banner contains images matching the hammer and sickle and five-pointed star, which is the symbols of the Communist totalitarian regime. With this in mind, dissemination and public use, including during the celebration of any public holiday, any image, transcripts, including official copies of the Victory banner, as well as elements of the specified symbols of the Communist totalitarian regime in the costumes of the artists are the propaganda of totalitarian Communist regime and PROHIBITED by LAW. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
