List of places named after Joseph Stalin

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Eisenhuttenstadt was given the name Stalinstadt in 1953. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-19521-0005, Namensgebung "Stalinstadt".jpg
Eisenhüttenstadt was given the name Stalinstadt in 1953.

During Joseph Stalin's rule (1922–1953), many places, mostly cities, in the Soviet Union and other communist countries were named or renamed in honour of him as part of the cult of personality surrounding him. Most of these places had their names changed back to the original ones shortly after the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1956, or after the beginning of de-Stalinization in 1961.

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In some countries, including those in the West, there are streets, squares, etc. named after Stalingrad (and hence indirectly after Stalin), in honour of the courage shown by the defenders at the battle of Stalingrad against Nazi Germany. These names have not been changed back, since they refer to the battle of Stalingrad rather than the city itself.

Cities

Eastern Europe

Albania

  • Qyteti Stalin, 1950–1990 – Kuçovë

Bulgaria

  • Stalin, 1949–1956 – Varna

East Germany

Hungary

Poland

Romania

Former Soviet Union

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Parks and natural places

Former Soviet Union

Azerbaijan

Russia

  • Zavod imeni Stalina (ZIS, Factory named after Stalin) in Moscow, USSR, 1931–1959. Luxury car and truck factory. Now Zavod Imeni Likhacheva (ZIL).

Tajikistan

Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

  • Vrah Stalin (Stalin Peak), 1950–1962 – Musala

Czech Republic

Czechoslovakia

Romania

  • Raionul Stalin (Stalin city district), Bucharest,
  • Regiunea Stalin (Stalin region), in central Romania (1950–1960)
  • Poiana Stalin, Poiana Braşov (1950–1960)

Slovakia

  • Stalinov štít (in Slovak, Stalinův štít or štít J. V. Stalina in Czech, Stalin Peak or J. V. Stalin Peak), 1949–1961 – Gerlachov Peak,

Asia

China

North America

Canada

  • Geographic Township of Stalin, before 1986 – Geographic Township of Hansen, Ontario
  • Mount Stalin, before 1987 – Mount Peck, British Columbia

Streets and squares

Former Warsaw Pact

Czech Republic

  • Stalinova ulice (Stalin Street) – now Vinohradská tř. (from 1962; formerly: Říčanská, Černokostelecká, Jungmannova (1884–1920), Fochova (1920–1940), Schwerinova (1940–1945)), Prague
  • Stalinova ulice – now Starochodovská ul., Prague
  • Stalinova ulice – now Pěkná ul. (1962–1972 Jiráskova ul.), Brno-Chrlice
  • Stalinova ulice – now Americká ul. (Stodolní, Jungmannova, Moskevská, Vítězná), Plzeň
  • Stalinova třída / třída Generalissima Stalina (Stalin Road / Generalissimus Stalin Road) – now Revoluční ul. (formerly Hauptstraße), Krnov,
  • Stalinova třída – now třída Míru, Pardubice
  • Stalinovo náměstí (Stalin Square) – now Palackého nám., Bruntál
  • Stalinovo náměstí – now Masarykovo nám., Ostrava
  • Stalinovo náměstí – now Mariánské nám., Uherský Brod
  • Stalinovy sady (Stalin Park) – now Koliště, Brno-město

East Germany

  • Stalinallee (Stalin Avenue) in Berlin, East Germany, 1952–1961 – now Karl-Marx-Allee (see also: Stalin-Allee, about a film featuring this street)
  • Stalinstraße (Stalin Street) – now Lübsche Straße, Wismar
  • Stalinstraße – now St.Annen-Straße, Brandenburg an der Havel
  • Stalinstraße – now Wismarsche Straße, Schwerin
  • Stalinstraße – now Gartenstraße, Bützow
  • Stalinstraße – now Am Planetarium, Jena
  • Stalinstraße – now Chemnitzer Straße, Mölkau
  • Stalinstraße – now Eisenberger Straße, Hermsdorf [2]
  • Stalinstraße – now Straße des Friedens, Wurzen
  • Stalinstraße – now Thomasstraße, Greiz
  • Stalinstraße – now Schweriner Straße, Ludwigslust
  • Stalinstraße – now Bernhardstraße, Sonneberg
  • Stalinstraße – now Fritz-Hesse-Straße, Dessau

Hungary

Poland

  • Ulica Józefa Stalina (Joseph Stalin Street) – now ulica Dworcowa, Gliwice
  • Ulica Józefa Stalina – now ulica Główna, Łódź
  • Ulica Józefa Stalina – now ulica Lwowska, Tarnów
  • Aleja Stalina (Stalin Avenue) – now Aleje Ujazdowskie, Warsaw
  • Ulica Marszałka Stalina (Marshal Stalin Street) – now ulica Jedności Narodowej, Wrocław
  • Ulica Józefa Stalina – now ulica Lipowa, Białystok
  • Aleja Stalina (Stalin Avenue) – now Aleja 23 stycznia, Grudziadz

Romania

  • Bulevardul I.V. Stalin (J.V. Stalin Boulevard) – now Bulevardul Aviatorilor, Bucharest
  • Piața I.V. Stalin (J.V. Stalin Square) – now Charles de Gaulle Square, Bucharest
  • Parcul I.V. Stalin (J.V. Stalin Park) – now Herăstrău Park, Bucharest

Slovakia

  • Námestie J.V. Stalina / Nám. maršála J.V. Stalina / Stalinovo námestie (J.V. Stalin Square / Marshal J.V. Stalin Square / Stalin Square) – now Námestie Maratónu mieru, Košice
  • Stalinova ulica (Stalin Street) – now Hlavná ulica, Prešov
  • Stalinovo námestie (Stalin Square) – now Námestie SNP, Bratislava

Former Soviet Union

Belarus

  • Prospekt imeni Stalina (Проспект имени Сталина, Stalin Avenue), 1952–1961 – now Prospekt Nezavisimosti (Проспект Независимости, Independence Avenue), Minsk [ citation needed ]

Estonia

  • Stalingradi väljak (Stalingrad Square) – now Tornide väljak (Towers' Square), Tallinn [3]
  • Stalini tänav (Stalin Street) – now Lossi tänav (Castle Street), Kuressaare [3]
  • Stalini tänav – now Vestervalli tänav (Vestervalli Street), Narva [3]
  • Stalini väljak (Stalin Square) (1940–1960) – now Viru väljak (Viru Square), Tallinn [3]
  • Stalini väljak – now Kesklinna park (City Park), Võru [3] [4]

Georgia

  • სტალინის ქუჩა, (Улица Сталина, Stalin Street), Gori (Stalin's birthplace)[ citation needed ]
  • სტალინის ქუჩა, (Улица Сталина, Stalin Street), Tsnori [ citation needed ]

Latvia

  • Staļina iela (Stalin Street), 1940–1941 – now Lielā iela (Main Street), Jelgava [5]

Russia

  • Ulitsa Stalina, (Улица Сталина, Stalin Street) – formerly Friendship Street, Beslan [ citation needed ]
  • Prospekt Stalina, (Проспект Сталина, Stalin Avenue) – now Ulitsa 50 Let Pobedy

Western Europe

Austria

France

Italy

Netherlands

  • Stalinlaan – now Vrijheidslaan, Amsterdam. Following the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation in 1945, the city of Amsterdam named three major streets for the World War II Big Three – Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin – the three streets converging on Victory Square. The first two names remain, but the name of Stalin Street was changed to "Freedom" (Vrijheid) after the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956.

United Kingdom

  • Stalin Road, Colchester [8]
  • Stalin Avenue, Chatham
  • Stalingrad Square, Coventry (now Volgograd Square)

North America

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Stalin Street, Dow Village

Asia

China

  • Stalin Street (斯大林大街), Changchun, (1946–1996) The longest street in Northeast China. It was given this name in the aftermath of Operation August Storm, the victorious large-scale Soviet campaign in Manchuria.
  • Stalin Square (斯大林广场), Dalian, (1946–1993) This square was given its name for its Stalin statue, which has since been removed.
  • Stalin Road, (斯大林路), Dalian
  • Stalin Park, (斯大林街), Harbin

Iran

  • Stalin Street, former name of a street in Tehran. The city named three streets after the three leaders – Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin – that met at the Tehran Conference of 1943. The names all disappeared after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. [9]

North Korea

  • Ssŭttallin kŏri (쓰딸린 거리; Stalin Street) – now Victory Street, Pyongyang [10]

See also

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