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Leningrad
Former name for the city of St Petersburg.
On January 26, 1924, five days after Lenin's death, Petrograd was renamed Leningrad. Later some streets and other toponyms were renamed accordingly. ...more
On January 26, 1924, five days after Lenin's death, Petrograd was renamed Leningrad. Later some streets and other toponyms were renamed accordingly. ...more
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In those years only the dead smiled, Glad to be at rest: And Leningrad city swayed like A needless appendix to its prisons.
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― Akhmatova: Poems
― Akhmatova: Poems
“
No one is forgotten. Nothing is forgotten.
Let no one forget. Let nothing be forgotten.
Никто не забыт и ничто не забыто.
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