Volgograd became Stalingrad during the anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad

In accordance with the decision of the Volgograd City Duma, before the anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, road signs at the entrances to the city changed from Volgograd to Stalingrad. The 80th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army in the Battle of Stalingrad is celebrated on February 2, President Vladimir Putin will visit the events. The Kremlin denied reports that they would then decide to rename Volgograd to Stalingrad.

Signs with the name “Stalingrad” are installed at the entrances to the city along Istoricheskaya Street, Aviator Highway, 40 Let VLKSM Street, Nezhdanova Street, on the 3rd Longitudinal Highway, along Nikolay Otrada Street (entrance from the city of Volzhsky), as well as at the entrance to the regional center from the side of the bridge complex across the Volga, informs administration of Volgograd.

In the Volgograd region in December 2022 started discussion of the issue of renaming the city to Stalingrad. Then the public council for the study of public opinion began its work.

In 2013, the Volgograd City Duma decided that the name Stalingrad was returned to Volgograd for nine days a year. These are February 2, February 23, May 8, May 9, June 22, August 23, September 2, November 19 and December 9.

Read about how the anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad will be celebrated this year in the publication “Kommersant” “United Russia will stand up for Stalingrad”.

Maria Fedotova