Both Petrograd and Leningrad .
The Soviets renamed St. Petersburg to Leningrad to honor the central figure of the Russian Revolution -- Vladimir Lenin. The name was changed back to St. Petersburg after the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
Petrograd Soviet was created in 1917.
When it was first built it was called St. Petersburg. In 914 its name was changed to Petrograd, because St. Petersburg was thought to sound too Germanic and they were at war with Germany. A few days after Vladimir Lenin died in 1924 it was renamed Leningrad. Now that the Soviet Union has broken up, the name has been returned to St. Petersburg.
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.
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.
Saint Petersburg .
Both Petrograd and Leningrad .
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Petrograd was never changed to "Leninburg." It was changed to "Leningrad" in 1924 to honor Vladimir Lenin who had died on January 21, 1924.
Petrograd. It was originally St Petersburg but it was changed to Petrograd as St Petersburg was believed to be more German.
The Soviets renamed St. Petersburg to Leningrad to honor the central figure of the Russian Revolution -- Vladimir Lenin. The name was changed back to St. Petersburg after the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
Petrograd (Currently St. Petersburg) which was the capital at the time
Petrograd Soviet was created in 1917.
When it was first built it was called St. Petersburg. In 914 its name was changed to Petrograd, because St. Petersburg was thought to sound too Germanic and they were at war with Germany. A few days after Vladimir Lenin died in 1924 it was renamed Leningrad. Now that the Soviet Union has broken up, the name has been returned to St. Petersburg.
Lenin returned to Petrograd in April, 1917.
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.