乌克兰一个村庄希望能够将村名改为“杰克逊”，以此让迈克尔•杰克逊的大名永垂青史。该地一名议员称，这个村里很多村民都是杰克逊的粉丝，他们还想建一个杰克逊博物馆收藏天王的专辑，并希望借此吸引游客，让这个本以颓败的村庄重获生机。据悉，村议会将在8月份讨论这一更名计划。

Residents of a Ukrainian village want to rename it after the late pop superstar Michael Jackson, a lawmaker who represents the village told AFP on Wednesday.

Oleg Kislitsyn, a deputy in the regional parliament, said villagers in Oktyabrskoye, located in the Zaporizhia region in the country's southeast, had approached him with a proposal to rename the village "Jackson".

"There are many fans of Michael Jackson there. They want to immortalize him," said Kislitsyn, adding that he was in favour of the proposal.

"They want to create a house-museum and collect his records there. This is a depressed¹ region, all the factories are closed. They hope this will attract tourists," he added.

Kislitsyn's advisers² went to meet with villagers on Wednesday to discuss the proposal. The village's municipal council is to consider the plan in August.

When asked what links existed between Oktyabrskoye and Jackson -- whose death in Los Angeles last week prompted a worldwide outpouring of grief -- Kislitsyn said the world was in the process of "globalization."

He added: "I am not a fan but I respect his work. He had an iron-clad will for victory."