“The corresponding textbooks have already been withdrawn, and all Russian writers have been removed from the educational program.

They will be replaced by the authors of other states, ”RIA Novosti quotes the message of the Strana.ua edition.

It is noted that the Russian language in schools will be banned even at the level of electives.

The decision on Odessa will be made by the mayor of the city, Gennady Trukhanov, in August.

Earlier, he said in an interview with The New York Times that he was concerned about the growth of hatred "for everything Russian."

Trukhanov also stressed that he "would not support" the renaming of Pushkin Street next to the Odessa City Hall, but he is "under pressure."