Residents of Odessa were asked to remove Pushkin's name from the high school's name

Public consultations have begun in Odesa regarding the renaming of Odesa Lyceum No. 90, which is currently named after the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. Online voting began on July 27 and will last two months.

This was reported by the Odessa City Council.

The consultations were initiated by a petition from the staff of Odessa Lyceum No. 90, named after A.S. Pushkin. In accordance with the Charter of the Odessa City Community, city authorities have opened the issue for public discussion.

Odessa residents are asked to answer the following question:

“Do you support renaming Odessa Lyceum No. 90, named after A.S. Pushkin, which was named by the Odessa City Council after an individual (A.S. Pushkin)?”

Voting is open from 10:00 a.m. on July 27 to 10:00 a.m. on September 27, 2026, via the “Public Consultations” electronic service on the “Socially Active Citizen” portal. Participants can select “Yes” or “No” and, if they wish, provide a reasoned comment.

Adult residents of Odessa with a registered or declared place of residence, as well as internally displaced persons who actually reside in the city and have the appropriate certificate, may participate in the consultation.

Odesa Lyceum No. 90 of the Odesa City Council is located in the Primorsky District of Odesa at 2B Velyka Arnautska Street, near Shevchenko Park and the city’s historic center. The institution is currently officially named “Odesa Lyceum No. 90 named after A.S. Pushkin of the Odesa City Council.”

Previously, activists from the civil society organization “Decolonization. Ukraine” updated their map of Pushkin monuments that they believe should be dismantled and identified four such monuments in the Odesa region.

Thus, accordingto the activists’ calculations, the Odesa region has become the region with the highest number of such monuments in Ukraine. 

Андрій Колісніченко