List of places named after Lenin
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This is a list of places, mostly in the former Soviet Union or other formerly communist countries, named or renamed in honor of Vladimir Ulyanov, better known as Lenin. Lenin himself created his pseudonym, possibly, in reference to the Lena River.
Cities
- Leninabad, 1936-1992 — Khudjand, Tajikistan
- Leninakan, 1924-1990 — Gyumri, Armenia
- Leningrad, 1924-1991 — St. Petersburg, Russia
- Leningrad Oblast, the oblast containing St. Petersburg, retains its Soviet-era name as of 2005
- Lenino, Ukraine
- Leninogorsk, 1941-2002 — Ridder, Kazakhstan
- Leninsk, 1958-1995 — Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Russia
- Leninskie Gorki
- Leninsky District
- Leninváros 1970-1990 — Tiszaújváros, Hungary
- Ulyanovsk, Russia — known as Simbirsk before 1924 and since fall of Soviet Union
Other places
- Pik Lenina (Lenin Peak), Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan
A very large number of streets, enterprises and other objects in the Soviet Union and other countries of the Socialist bloc were named after Lenin. For example: the nuclear powered icebreaker Lenin; Lenin Stadium;