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Leningrad
LEHN-ihn-grad
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The former name of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, used from 1924 to 1991 in honor of Vladimir Lenin.
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Etymology
Named after Vladimir Lenin following his death in 1924; renamed back to Saint Petersburg in 1991.