"Talking to experts": Minister of Culture supported the idea of renaming the Russian Federation to "Muscovy"
According to the minister, the decision to call the Russian Federation "Moscow" in official documents has a historical justification, since the name "Russia" appeared during the reign of Peter I. Thus in Moscow wanted to take the history of Rus-Ukraine, Kiev and take it for the entire empire, Tkachenko believes. However, consultations with experts are needed to resolve the issue. "We will talk to experts, we will consider this issue.
It is obvious that it has a historical basis, because history with" Muscovy "appeared in the time of Peter I, who decided to rewrite, in particular thanks to some Ukrainian figures, the history of Muscovy, and in fact, then arose. the name "Russia", - said Tkachenko. He also added that he personally stated that he was "sympathetic", but the last word is according to experts. Recall, on March 11, President Vladimir Zelensky responded to a petition for renaming the Russian Federation to Moscow.