At a meeting with councillors, one of the women attending, while displaying a postcard with the coats of arms of the cooperating towns brought by guests from Siegburg, expressed outrage that the town authorities (and Poland in general) tolerate German names for towns, such as Bunzlau instead of Bolesławiec. She also suggested simply dismantling the former German Kutuzov monument. The councillors explained to her that the names of towns in two or even several languages are normal and consistent with international law, while the monument is a historic asset and a work of art subject to protection. It is not known whether the woman left the meeting convinced, so, for the benefit of both her and readers with similar doubts (for example, Mr F.K. wrote to us about a similar matter), we would like to explain that the use of names in different languages for towns is indeed correct and consistent with international conventions. Here are some examples: we refer to the German towns of Drezno, Lipsk, Monachium and Kolonia, but in fact they are called Dresden, Leipzig, Munchen and Koln. The Italian town of Mediolan is called Mailand in German, while its actual name is Milano. More examples could be given, but let us leave it at that. As for pulling down monuments (not only the one mentioned by the woman), it is an ugly act described by the Latin word barbaria, the German Barbarei, and the Polish meaning of this word should probably be familiar to her.