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Many settlements in Russia were renamed in the Soviet era to something suitably Communist and then renamed back (though some have stuck).
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Many settlements in Russia were renamed in the Soviet era to something suitably Communist and then renamed back after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 (though some have stuck).
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* "[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Ukraine]]" → Ukraine. You still hear it nowadays, but it was much more common before Ukraine gained its independence. The practice apparently derives from Slavic languages having a distinction between addressing countries and parts thereof, so calling it "the Ukraine" implies that it's not a country but a part of a bigger country -- which will [[BerserkButton not endear you to Ukrainians]].
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* "[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Ukraine]]" → Ukraine. You might still hear it nowadays, but it was much more common before Ukraine gained its independence. The now-outdated practice apparently derives from Slavic languages having a distinction between addressing countries and parts thereof, so calling it "the Ukraine" implies that it's not a country but a part of a bigger country -- which will [[BerserkButton not endear you you]] to Ukrainians]].Ukrainians.
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* Tsaritsyn → Stalingrad → Volgograd. "Tsaritsyn" has been linked to Turkic Sāriğšin, "City of the Golden Throne". Then it was renamed "Stalingrad" to honor UsefulNotes/JosefStalin for his defense of it during the CivilWar. The the place became famous for the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 1942-1943]] Battle of Stalingrad in which the Soviets turned the tide against Nazi Germany. Despite this, it was changed to "Volograd" (after the Volga river) during the de-Stalinisation after his death in 1953. The locals are understandably very proud of the battle, and there's a civic movement to restore the Stalingrad name.
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* Tsaritsyn → Stalingrad → Volgograd. "Tsaritsyn" has been linked to Turkic Sāriğšin, "City of the Golden Throne". Then it was renamed "Stalingrad" in 1924 to honor UsefulNotes/JosefStalin for his defense of it during the CivilWar. The the place became famous for the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 1942-1943]] Battle of Stalingrad in which the Soviets turned the tide against Nazi Germany. Despite this, it was changed to "Volograd" "Volgograd" (after the Volga river) during the de-Stalinisation after his death in 1953. The locals are understandably very proud of the battle, and there's a civic movement to restore the Stalingrad name.
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* Simbirsk → Ulyanovsk. The change was made to honor [[UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin]]. It has stuck despite the end of the Soviet Union.
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* Simbirsk → Ulyanovsk. The change was made to honor [[UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin Lenin (real name Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin]].Ulyanov). It has stuck despite the end of the Soviet Union.
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* Tsaritsyn → Stalingrad → Volgograd. This was a conundrum, as the final rename came in 1961 during de-Stalinisation, but the place was also famous for the 1943 Battle of Stalingrad in which the Soviets turned the tide against the Nazis. The locals are very proud of the battle, and there's a civic movement to restore the Stalingrad name.
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* Tsaritsyn → Stalingrad → Volgograd. This "Tsaritsyn" has been linked to Turkic Sāriğšin, "City of the Golden Throne". Then it was a conundrum, as the final rename came in 1961 renamed "Stalingrad" to honor UsefulNotes/JosefStalin for his defense of it during de-Stalinisation, but the CivilWar. The the place was also became famous for the 1943 [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 1942-1943]] Battle of Stalingrad in which the Soviets turned the tide against Nazi Germany. Despite this, it was changed to "Volograd" (after the Nazis. Volga river) during the de-Stalinisation after his death in 1953. The locals are understandably very proud of the battle, and there's a civic movement to restore the Stalingrad name.
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* Simbirsk → Ulyanovsk. The change was made to honor [[UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin]].
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* Simbirsk → Ulyanovsk. The change was made to honor [[UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin]].
Lenin]]. It has stuck despite the end of the Soviet Union.
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* Aleksandrovsk / Oleksandrivsk → Zaporizhzhia. The city was first named after a prominent unidentified "Alexander" from UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia. Renamed in Ukrainian from the historical region of the same name from за (za, "beyond") + поро́ги (poróhy, "rapids") + plural of порі́г (poríh, "river rapid, threshold") of the Dnipro river. The [[UsefulNotes/{{Cossacks}} Zaporozhian Cossacks]] also took their name from that.
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* Aleksandrovsk / Oleksandrivsk → Zaporizhzhia. The city was first named after a prominent unidentified "Alexander" from UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia. Renamed in Ukrainian from the historical region of the same name from за (za, "beyond") + поро́ги (poróhy, "rapids") + plural of порі́г (poríh, "river rapid, threshold") of the Dnipro river. The [[UsefulNotes/{{Cossacks}} Zaporozhian Cossacks]] also took their name from that.
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!!Appearances in Real Life
* In general, colonies tend to get rid of their master's name on independence (for reasons that have as much to do with accuracy as with pride).
* In general, colonies tend to get rid of their master's name on independence (for reasons that have as much to do with accuracy as with pride).
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In general, colonies tend to get rid of their master's name on independence (for reasons that have as much to do with accuracy as with pride).
