On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy

On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy
Verkhovna Rada
Territorial extentUkraine
PassedMarch 21, 2023
EnactedApril 21, 2023
HoldingText of Legislation
EffectiveJuly 27, 2023
Legislative history
Introduced byDenys Shmyhal
IntroducedApril 5, 2022
Voting summary
  • 248 voted for
  • 1 voted against
  • 71 abstained
Status: Current legislation

The Law of Ukraine "On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy" (Ukrainian: Закон України «Про засудження та заборону пропаганди російської імперської політики в Україні і деколонізацію топонімії) is a piece of Ukrainian legislation, passed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on March 21, 2023.

The law has been widely described as providing a legal framework for the process of the derussification and decolonization of Ukraine, which officially began after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and considerably intensified after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.