Proposal to rename Kyiv's 'Akademmistechko' station after Vasyl Stus
A petition was registered in Kyiv to rename the Akademmistechko metro station to Vasyl Stus; 1,167 signatures have been collected out of the required 6,000, with 52 days remaining until the end of voting.
By Tetiana Suchkova-Ladik
November 27, 2025 · 1 min read
About the initiative
A petition was registered in the capital to change the name of the metro station "Akademmistechko" to "Vasyl Stus". The initiative was submitted on November 19. The author points to the poet's historical connection to the area.
Arguments
Among the main motives is that the poet lived and worked not far from the station; the renaming has symbolic significance and adds cultural context to the city's toponymy. The author also notes that the current name has a purely technical character.
"Rename the station to 'Vasyl Stus'"
Voting progress
To consider the petition, 6,000 signatures are required. So far 1,167 votes have been collected; 52 days remain until the end of the signature collection.
