Inhulsk was one of seven options that received some support in a local referendum last year, and the city council forwarded all seven to parliament to make a decision. But the most popular choice among the public - backed by 76% of the nearly 46,000 locals who turned out to vote - was the pre-Soviet name Yelisavetgrad. The decision to choose a different name has led some government critics to accuse the authorities of ignoring local opinion in favour of a "total rejection of the past".