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Kaliningrad Bans Signs in English
The once-ubiquitous English-language “sale” signs in Russian store windows may soon disappear if the Kaliningrad region’s interpretation of a federal law spreads to the rest of the country.
In recent years, local legislation in cities across the country has banned the use of foreign-language words in stores and on advertising billboards, but enforcement has been patchy at best.
The Kaliningrad Regional Prosecutor’s Office this week served notice on the Yevropa shopping center in the city, telling store owners to take down their “sale” signs in English, citing complaints from passers-by.
“This is a blatant violation of the federal law on the official state language,” Yelena Madyudya, an aide to the city’s prosecutor, said Thursday, referring to the June 2005 law that forbids the use of foreign words or expressions when Russian equivalents are available.
The once-ubiquitous English-language “sale” signs in Russian store windows may soon disappear if the Kaliningrad region’s interpretation of a federal law spreads to the rest of the country.
In recent years, local legislation in cities across the country has banned the use of foreign-language words in stores and on advertising billboards, but enforcement has been patchy at best.
The Kaliningrad Regional Prosecutor’s Office this week served notice on the Yevropa shopping center in the city, telling store owners to take down their “sale” signs in English, citing complaints from passers-by.
“This is a blatant violation of the federal law on the official state language,” Yelena Madyudya, an aide to the city’s prosecutor, said Thursday, referring to the June 2005 law that forbids the use of foreign words or expressions when Russian equivalents are available.
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Jeremiah 33:3