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Peterburg, Leningrad, Petrograd.
St. Petersburg was founded with the name St. Petersburg. In 1914, when World War I broke out, it was renamed Petrograd, because the name sounded too Germanic and Russia was at war with Germany. In 1924, when Vladimir Lenin died, it was renamed Leningrad. In 1999, it was returned to its original name St. Petersburg.
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∙ 11y agoWhen Peter I (the Great) built St.Petersburg, he named it for his patron saint.
Following the October Revolution of 1917 it was renamed to the less German sounding, Petrograd (Peter's City).
Following the death of Vladimir Lenin, it was renamed to Leningrad (Lenin's City).
When the USSR disintegrated, the name was returned to St.Petersburg, along with a lot of other cities and towns to their pre-soviet names.
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∙ 15y agoImmediately after the October Revolution in 1917, it was known as Petrograd until Vladimir Lenin died, from when it was known as Leningrad.
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∙ 10y agoit changed back to st. petersburg in 1991-now
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∙ 13y agoThe Nickname of St. Petersburg is St. Pete's
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∙ 15y agoLeningrad
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What is the former name of Leningrad?
St Petersburg .
What is the former name of Saint Petersburg?
Saint Petersburg in Russia was known as Petrograd from 1914 to 1924, and then as Leningrad during most of the Communist period from 1924 to 1991.
What are the former names for St. Petersburg Russia?
Petrograd and Leningrad.
What was the former name of St Petersburg Russia?
St. Petersburg was founded with the name St. Petersburg. In 1914, when World War I broke out, the name was changed to Petrograd. In 1924, when Vladimir I. Lenin died, it was changed to Leningrad. In 1999, it was returned to its original name, St. Petersburg.
What are two former names for St. petersburg russia?
Petrograd and Leningrad
What was the capital of Russia in World War 2?
It was Moscow. A former capital of Russia was Saint Petersburg, it was left in 1918. During the WW2 the capital was not changed.
How did Saint Petersburg become a saint?
St. Petersburg is the name of a city and not a saint.
Current name for Leningrad?
St. Petersburg
What was the name of Stalingrad before?
Petrograd. It was originally St Petersburg but it was changed to Petrograd as St Petersburg was believed to be more German.
What is the capital of St Petersburg?
There is no capital of St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg is a city, not a country.
After Lenin's death what name was given to St Petersburg?
Leningrad was the name given to the city of Petrograd after Lenin's death. The name of St. Petersburg had already been changed in 1914 to Petrograd.
Where did St Petersburg get its name?
St. Petersburg, Russia was founded by Tzar Peter the Great in 1703 and was named after St.Peter, the Apostle. St. Petersburg, Florida was named after St. Petersburg, Russia. The name was given by Peter Demens (born Piotr Dementyev) - Russian immigrant turned railway entrepreneur, who brought railway line to Pinellas Peninsula.
