Kiev’s City Council renamed a street to honor a Ukrainian politician assassinated by a Jewish man in a revenge killing. Petlura Street was named to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birthday of Simon Petlura, who served as head of the Ukrainian National Republic from 1919 until he was killed on May 26, 1926 in Paris. Samuel Shwartsbard killed Petlura in revenge for massacres allegedly organized by Petlura during Ukraine's Civil War.
