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Why didn't the Russian Federation change the name of Leningrad back to Petrograd after the fall of the USSR?
During World War I, St. Petersburg was called Petrograd because Russians objected to having the city with the suffix "-burg" at the end due to Russia being at war with Germany, since German cities have names ending with "-burg". I wonder if there is a petition drive by Russian citizens to have St. Petersburg's name changed to Petrograd due to Russian and Ukrainian cities have names ending with "-grad".
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- ANDRE LLv 71 month agoFavorite Answer
Because the original and far longer in use name was St Petersburg.
It was only called Petrograd between 1914 and 1924.
- ?Lv 71 month ago
The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter.
Seems Russians kept their Christian faith thru the repressed years of communism. We Americans can only hope Christianity can survive the tarnish and stain Chrump and the gopigs have endowed upon it.
