Ukraine"s new government will give "broad...

Anna German said in an article published on Saturday in the weekly newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli that Ukraine must be tolerant of the fact that different parts of the country have different values, which should not be promoted across the whole country.

"This must be the new ideology of the Ukrainian state, based on principles of wide cultural autonomy for the regions, with the right to choose a language of communication that meets the needs of the majority of inhabitants, to erect memorials to the heroes whose memory lives in their hearts," she said, balancing the language issue with the desire of some in western Ukraine to honor nationalists who fought against the Soviets, particularly during World War II.

"Delegating the right to define cultural policies to local governments will remove the existing tension in this area," German said.

Ukraine"s president, Viktor Yanukovych, was elected in February on the back of strong support in the largely Russian-speaking south

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