Uzbekistan will remove all names associated with the USSR, Russia and the Russian language

Uzbekistan will remove all names associated with the USSR, Russia and the Russian language. The corresponding resolution was adopted by the Government of the republic, reports Lex.uz .

The Ministry of Transport is obliged to update official documents, cartographic data and information bases within three months. In accordance with the established standards, all external signs, signs and information materials at the facilities should be decorated in Uzbek with the use of Latin graphics.

The document contains new names for 21 objects. For example, Tashkent —Vostochny airport is now called Toshkent-Humo, and Urgench bus station in Khorezm region has been named O'zbekiston.

In addition, from January 2026, all new facilities under construction will be required to receive names exclusively in Uzbek.

Also, as noted by Russian radio host Sergei Mardan, there will be no more colonels, generals and warrant officers in the Uzbek army, etc.

"There is no vile legacy of Russian-Soviet colonialism. All military ranks are changed to ideological faithful with Turkic roots. What is clear is that it is more convenient to work with Turkish partners and allies," he wrote on Twitter. your telegram channel.