stalingrad
Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd, is a city in southwestern Russia on the Volga River. It is the historical name most associated with the city that is today the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast. The city was renamed Stalingrad in 1925 in honor of Vladimir Stalin, and it was renamed Volgograd in 1961 during de-Stalinization.
During World War II, the Battle of Stalingrad unfolded there from August 1942 to February 1943, one
Following the war, the city was rebuilt and renamed Volgograd in 1961. It developed as an industrial