This is a list of places, mostly in the former
Soviet Union or other formerly communist countries, named or renamed in honor of
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as
Lenin.
Cities, towns, settlements and districts
- Ilyich (1924-1990) — Sharur, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
- Lenin, Transnistria, a village in Transnistria, Moldova
- Leninabad (1936-1992) — Khudjand, Tajikistan
- Leninakan (1924-1990) — Gyumri, Armenia
- Leninaul, a town in Dagestan, Russia
- Leningori (1924?-1990) — Akhalgori, South Ossetia, Georgia
- Leningrad (1924-1991) — St. Petersburg, Russia
- Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia
- Leninkent, a town in Dagestan, Russia
- Lenino, a large number of settlements in former Soviet Union
- Leninogorsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, founded in 1948
- Leninogorsk (1941-2002) — Ridder, Kazakhstan
- Leninsk, a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia
- Leninsk, an urban-type settlement in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
- Leninsk (?-?) — Asaka, Uzbekistan
- Leninsk (1958-1995) — Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Leninsk (1918-1929) — Taldom, Moscow Oblast, Russia
- Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, known as Kolchugino before 1925
- Leninskaya Sloboda, a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
- Leninskie Gorki, Moscow Oblast, Russia, known as Gorki before 1924
- Leninskoye, a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia
- Leninskoye, a town in Leninsky District in Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia
- Leninsky, a town in Leninsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia
- Leninsky, a town in Yakutia, Russia
- Leninváros (1970-1990) — Tiszaújváros, Hungary
- Ulyanovsk, Russia — known as Simbirsk before 1924
- Leninsky District in several federal subjects of Russia (disambiguation page)
Streets
It should be noted that almost every town in the
Soviet Union had a street named after Lenin. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of those were renamed, but many others retained their names. This concerns also the names of city districts. Listed below are some of the streets named after Lenin, mostly outside the former Soviet Union.
- Lenini puiestee (Lenin avenue), Tallinn / Estonia
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Ivry / France
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), L'Ile St Denis / France
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), La Courneuve / France
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Persan / France
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Bobigny / France
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Portes-les-Valence / France
- Leninallee (now Landsberger Allee), Berlin / Germany
- Leninplatz (Lenin Square), Berlin / Germany
- Lenin Terrace, Chopwell / England.
- Lenin Terrace, Stanley / England.
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) - now Evropská třÃda, Prague / Czech Republic
- Leninova ul. (Lenin Street) - now Kounicova ul., Brno / Czech Republic
- Leninova ul. (Lenin Street) - now Klišská ul., Ústà nad Labem / Czech Republic
- Leninova ul. (Lenin Street) - now Palackého ul., Plzeň / Czech Republic
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) - now ul. E. Beneše, PÃsek / Czech Republic
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) - now NádražnÃ, Krnov / Czech Republic
- Piazza Lenin (Lenin Square), Cavriago / Italy
- Viale Lenin (Lenin Street), Bologna / Italy
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Ferrara / Italy
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Bibbiano / Italy
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Mogadishu / Somalia
- Lenin Street, Kolkata / India
- Lenin Street, Erode / India
- Lenin Street, Pondicherry / India
- Lenin körút (Lenin boulevard) - now Tisza Lajos körút, Szeged / Hungary
- Lenin Buolevard - now Carigradsko shose, Sofia / Bulgaria
Other places
- Pik Lenina (Lenin Peak), Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan - now Independence Peak
- Lenininpuisto (Lenin Park), Helsinki / Finland
- Lenini rajoon (Lenin city district), Tallinn / Estonia
- Lenin rayonu (Lenin city district), Baku / Azerbaijan
- Leninova (Lenin (metro station)) - now Dejvická, Prague / Czech Republic
- Raionul Lenin (Lenin city district), Bucharest / Romania
- Leninskiy rayon (Ленинский район ~ Lenin city district), Minsk / Belarus
- Leninskiy rayon (Ленинский район ~ Lenin city district) in the following Russian cities: Astrakhan, Barnaul, Cheboksary, Chelyabinsk, Grozny, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Izhevsk, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Krasnoyarsk, Magnitogorsk, Makhachkala, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhniy Tagil, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orsk, Penza, Perm, Rostov-na-Donu, Samara, Saransk, Saratov, Smolensk, Stavropol, Tambov, Tomsk, Tyumen, Ufa, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Vladivostok, Voronezh, Yaroslavl and Yekaterinburg
- Závody V. I. Lenina (V. I. Lenin Works) - now Škoda Plzeň, Plzeň / Czech Republic
- Muzeum V. I. Lenina (V. I. Lenin Museum) - now Lidový dům ČSSD (People's House of ČSSD), Prague / Czech Republic
A large number of enterprises and other objects in the former Soviet Union and other countries of the Socialist bloc were named after Lenin: for example, the nuclear-powered
icebreaker Lenin and
Lenin Stadium. Additionally, every reasonably large settlement had a Lenin Street or Lenin Avenue ("Leninsky Prospekt").
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR, Russian: (help info ) ; tr.
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Улья́нов
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Sharur (Şərur) is a rayon of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The rayon was formerly known as Bash-Norashen during its incorporation into the Soviet Union and Ilyich from 1924 to 1990 (after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin).
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(and largest city) Nakhchivan City
Official languages Azerbaijani
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- Parliamentary Chairman Vasif Talibov
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Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni
(March of Azerbaijan)
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Khujand (Tajik: Хуҷанд), also transliterated as Khudzhand, Russian: Худжанд, formerly Khodjend or
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Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон
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Gyumri
Գյումր?
Seal
Location of Gyumri in Armenia
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Marz Armenia
Shirak
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Akhalgori is a district and city of Georgia located within the borders of the Soviet-era Autonomous District of South Ossetia, but controlled by the Georgian government unlike most of the rest of the former autonomous district which is controlled by the de facto independent but
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Capital Tskhinvali
Official languages Ossetian, Russian 1
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- President Eduard Kokoity
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Motto
ძალა ერთობაშია (Georgian)
"Strength is in Unity"
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"Tavisupleba"
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Санкт-Петербург
Saint Petersburg
The English Embankment with Saint Isaac's Cathedral
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