What else is Leningrad called?

Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург) is located in northwest Russia, on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the capital of the Leningrad Oblast and the second largest city in Russia after Moscow.

State Russian Federation Founded in 1703 Current Mayor Valentina Matviyenko Area 606 square kilometers Total population: (2002) 4,661,219 Population density: 7,691/square kilometer The city was established in 1703 It was built on the order of Russian Tsar Peter I in 1998.

It is named after the city's first building - the St. Peter and St. Paul Fortress guarding the mouth of the Neva River. The city's name is directly translated from the German "Sankt Peterburg". After the outbreak of World War I in 1914, anti-German sentiment emerged in Russia, and the tsarist government renamed St. Petersburg Petrograd. Later, the Soviet Union was established. To commemorate the leader Lenin who launched a revolution in the city during the October Revolution, the city's name was changed to Leningrad after Lenin's death in 1924. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the old name of St. Petersburg was restored after a citizen vote. (Note: "Grad" means "big city" in Russian.)

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Volgograd (Russian: Волгоград, English: Volgograd) Volgograd is The capital of Volgograd Oblast in the Russian Federation. It is located 1,000 kilometers southeast of Moscow, on the plains of the lower Volga River. Population: 988,000 (1987).

Volgograd was founded in 1589 and was originally called "Tsaritsyn". It has been a military fortress since the 18th century.

Before 1925, it was called "Tsaritsyn".

From 1925 to 1961, it was renamed "Stalingrad" in memory of Comrade Stalin, the great revolutionary mentor who made outstanding contributions in commanding operations in Tsaritsyn.

It was renamed Volgograd by Khrushchev in 1962.

In 2004, Putin signed an order to restore the heroic city name of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow to Stalingrad.

A famous Russian city and an important river port. The capital of Volgograd region. On the lower Volga River. Population 974,000 (1985). Volgograd was founded in 1589. It has been a military fortress since the 18th century. A water and land transportation hub and trade center. After the Volga-Don Canal was dug, it became a land and water transportation hub in the southeastern European region of Russia.

The famous Battle of Tsaritsyn and the Battle of Stalingrad were fought here in 1918-1919 and 1942-1943. A water and land transportation hub and trade center. After the completion of the Volga-Don Canal, it became a land and water transportation hub in the southeastern European region of Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in the lower reaches of the Volga River. During the Civil War in 1918-1919, the world-famous "Tsaritsyn" defense battle was carried out here.

It was renamed Stalingrad in 1925. During the Great Patriotic War, the famous Battle of Stalingrad took place in the suburbs and urban areas of the city, which became a fundamental turning point in the Second World War.

It was renamed Volgograd in 1961. The industries are mainly machinery manufacturing, electric power, high-quality steel smelting, oil refining and petrochemicals. There are 7 colleges and universities and many scientific research institutions.

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