List of places named after Vladimir Lenin
This is a list of places which are located all around the world named or renamed in honor of famous Russian revolution leader Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the pen name Lenin.
Cities, towns, settlements and districts
Soviet Union
- Russian RSFSR
- Leninaul, a town in Dagestan, Russia
- Leningori (1924?-1990) — Akhalgori/Leningor (from 1990), South Ossetia
- Leningrad (1924–1991) — St. Petersburg, Russia
- Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia
- Leninkent, a town in Dagestan, Russia
- Leninogorsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, founded in 1948
- Leninsk, a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia
- Leninsk, an urban-type settlement in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
- 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
- Gorki Leninskiye, 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
- Ulyanovsk, Russia — known as Simbirsk before 1924
- Leninsky District in several federal subjects of Russia (disambiguation page)
- Azerbaijan SSR
- Ilyich (1924–1990) — Şərur, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
- Lenin, Leninkend, and Leninfeld — Çinarlı, Shamkir, Azerbaijan
- Leninabad, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
- Leninabad, Shamkir, Azerbaijan
- Leninabad — Sanqalan, Azerbaijan
- Leninabad — Təklə, Gobustan, Azerbaijan
- Leninavan — Həsənqaya, Tartar, Azerbaijan
- Leninkənd, Lachin, Azerbaijan
- Leninkend — Mustafabəyli, Azerbaijan
- Port-İliç, Lankaran Rayon, Azerbaijan, now called Liman
- Pamyat’ Lenina, Azerbaijan, now called Balıqçılar
- Ukraine and Ukrainian SSR
- Other republics
- Lenin, Transnistria, a commune in Transnistria, Moldova
- Leninabad (1936–1992) — Khujand, Tajikistan
- Leninakan (1924–1990) — Gyumri, Armenia
- Leningrad, Tajikistan
- Lenino, a large number of settlements in former Soviet Union
- Leninogorsk (1941–2002) — Ridder, Kazakhstan
- Leninsk (?-?) — Asaka, Uzbekistan
- Leninsk (1958–1995) — Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Eastern bloc
- Leninváros (1970–1991) — Tiszaújváros, Hungary
Streets and squares
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.
Soviet Union
- Russia
- Leninskaya Ploshchad (Lenin Square), now Paveletskaya Ploshchad, Moscow
- Ploshchad Lenina (Lenin Square), Arkhangelsk
- Ploshchad Lenina (Lenin Square), Novosibirsk
- Ploshchad Lenina (Lenin Square), Saint Petersburg
- Leninsky Prospekt (Lenin Avenue), Moscow
- Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Murmansk
- Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Volgograd
- Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Yekaterinburg
- Lenina ulitsa (Lenin Street), now Kremlinskaya Ulitsa, Kazan
- Lenina ulitsa (Lenin Street), Pechory[1]
- Leninskaya Ulitsa (Lenin Street), Samara
- Ulitsa Lenina (Lenin Street), Astrakhan
- Ulitsa Lenina (Lenin Street), Perm
- Ulitsa Lenina (Lenin Street), Novosibirsk
- Estonia
- Lenini prospekt (Lenin Prospekt), ?–1994, now Joala tänav; Narva[1]
- Lenini puiestee (Lenin Avenue), ?–1991, now Pikk tänav; Pärnu[1]
- Lenini puiestee (Lenin Avenue), 1950–1991, now Rävala puiestee; Tallinn[1]
- V. I. Lenini puiestee (V. I. Lenin Avenue), now Viru puiestee; Sillamäe[1]
- Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), 1951–1990, now Uus tänav; Kuressaare[1]
- Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), ?–1989, now Kesktänav; Põltsamaa[1]
- Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), ?–1994; Tapa[1]
- Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), ?–1989, now Kesktänav and Riia tänav; Valga[1]
- Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), ?–1990, now Jüri tänav; Võru[1]
- Lenini väljak (Lenin Square), ?–1991, now Riiamäe plats; Tartu[1]
- V. I. Lenini tänav (V. I. Lenin Street), ?–1992, now Jaama tänav; Jõhvi[1]
- Other
- Lenini hraparak (Lenin Square) - now Republic Square, Yerevan / Armenia
- Lenini poghota (Lenin Avenue) - now Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan / Armenia
- Lenina ulitsa (Lenin Street), Minsk / Belarus
- Lenina ulitsa (Lenin Street) – now Dostyk, Almaty / Kazakhstan
- Leninis Moedani (Lenin Square) – now Freedom Square, Tbilisi / Georgia
- Lenino Prospektas (Lenin avenue) – now Gedimino Prospektas, Vilnius / Lithuania
Eastern bloc
- Lenin Boulevard – now Carigradsko shose, Sofia / Bulgaria
- Lenin körút (Lenin boulevard) – now Tisza Lajos körút, Szeged / Hungary
- Lenin körút (Lenin boulevard) – now Erzsébet körút and Teréz körút, Budapest / Hungary
- Lenin Square – now Sveta Nedelya ploshchad, Sofia / Bulgaria
- Lenin street – now Revoluţiei (Forradalom) street Târgu Mureş / Romania
- Czechoslovakia
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now Evropská třída, Prague
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now Kounicova ul., Brno
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now Klišská ul., Ústí nad Labem
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now ul. Palackého, Plzeň
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now ul. E. Beneše, Písek
- Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) – now Nádražní, Krnov
- Leninovo nábrežie (Lenin riverbank) — now Nábrežie Jána Pavla II., Poprad
- ulica V. I. Lenina (V. I. Lenin Street)[2] — Šoporňa
France
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Achères, Yvelines
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Bègles
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Fontaine
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Gentilly
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Gonfreville-l'Orcher
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Lanester
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Romainville
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Saint-Denis
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Villejuif
- Avenue Vladimir Illitch Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Nanterre
- Avenue Vladimir Illitch Lenine (Vladimir Ilich Lenin Avenue), Arcueil
- Avenue Vladimir Illitch Oulianov Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Lorient
- Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Argenteuil
- Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Bobigny
- Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Eymoutiers
- Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
- Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Tremblay-en-France
- Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Vénissieux
- Passerelle Lénine (Lenin footbridge), Bègles
- Passerelle Lénine (Lenin footbridge), Alès
- Place Lénine (Lenin Square), Bègles
- Place Lénine (Lenin Square), Bezons
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Bagnolet
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Blainville-sur-Orne
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Fenain
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Ivry-sur-Seine
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), L'Île-Saint-Denis
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), La Courneuve
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Longueau
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Montataire
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Montigny-en-Gohelle
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Nauroy
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Neuf-Mesnil
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Persan
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Petite-Forêt
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Portes-lès-Valence
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Saint-Cyr-l'École
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Saint-Martin-d'Hères
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Somain
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Thenon
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Unieux
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Vierzon
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Viry-Châtillon
Germany
- Leninallee (Lenin Avenue) – now Landsberger Allee, Berlin
- Leninallee (Lenin Avenue), Cottbus
- Leninallee (Lenin Avenue) – now Lindenallee, Eisenhüttenstadt
- Leninallee (Lenin Avenue) – now Am grünen Tal, Schwerin
- Leninallee (Lenin Avenue) – now Zeppelinstraße, Potsdam
- Leninallee (Lenin Avenue) – now Merseburger Straße, Halle
- Leninallee (Lenin Avenue) – now Talstraße, Meissen
- Leninallee (Lenin Avenue), Stendal
- Leninplatz (Lenin Square) – now Platz der Vereinten Nationen (United Nations Square), Berlin
- Leninplatz (Lenin Square), Borne, Saxony-Anhalt
- Leninplatz (Lenin Square), Bützow
- Leninplatz (Lenin Square), Edderitz
- Leninplatz (Lenin Square), Ostrau (Petersberg, Saxony-Anhalt)
- Leninplatz (Lenin Square), Falkensee
- Leninstraße (Lenin Street), Etgersleben
- Leninstraße (Lenin Street), Premnitz
- Leninstraße (Lenin Street), Saubach
- Leninstraße (Lenin Street), Teutschenthal
- Leninstraße (Lenin Street), Zschornewitz
Italy
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Bibbiano, Reggio Emilia
- Piazza Lenin (Lenin Square), Cavriago
- Piazza Lenin (Lenin Square), Scicli
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Capraia e Limite
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Caorso, Piacenza
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Chiusi
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Castelvetro di Modena
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Carpi
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Concordia sulla Secchia, Modena
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Cosenza
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Ferrara
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Garlasco, Pavia
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Lecce
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Marsciano
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Mede, Pavia
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Melendugno, Lecce
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Modena
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Monticelli d'Ongina, Piacenza
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Misterbianco, Catania
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Panicale
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Pisa
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Quattro Castella, Reggio Emilia
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Rome
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), San Giuliano Terme, Pisa
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), San Polo d'Enza, Reggio Emilia
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), San Stino di Livenza, Venezia
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Spoleto
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Zibido San Giacomo, Milano
- Viale Lenin (Lenin Avenue), Bologna
- Viale Lenin (Lenin Avenue), Castel Volturno
- Viale Lenin (Lenin Avenue), Genzano di Roma
- Viale Lenin (Lenin Avenue), Palma di Montechiaro
- Viale Lenin (Lenin Avenue), Suzzara
Other
"Master and Guide of the Revolution of the proletariat, the founder of the first socialist state in the world." Lenin Avenue in Luanda.
- United Kingdom
- Bevin Court, London, England, was originally intended be called Lenin Court. However, two letters of the building's sign were replaced to rename it after Ernest Bevin who died between its completion and inauguration. A bust of Lenin in the grounds was left in place, but was eventually removed after having been repeatedly vandalised by right-wing extremists.
- Africa
- Avenida Lenin (Lenin Avenue), Luanda / Angola
- Lenin Street, Alberton / South Africa
- Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Tunis / Tunisia
- Via Lenin (Lenin Street), Mogadishu / Somalia
- Avenida Vladimir Lenine (Vladimir Lenin Avenue), Maputo / Mozambique
- India
- Lenin Sarani (Lenin Street), Kolkata
- Lenin Street, Kolkata
- Lenin Street, Erode
- Lenin Street, Pondicherry, Puducherry
- 'Lenin Centere, Vijayawada, Krishna Dt, Andhara Pradesh
Other places
- Parque Lenin, Havana / Cuba
- Place Lénine, Champigny-sur-Marne / France
- Place Lénine, Saint-Junien / France
- V.I. Lenin Memorial Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station (Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant), Pripyat, Ukraine
- Cité Lénine (Housing project), Saint-Vallier / France
- Technical school for electrical engineering "Lenin" (Техникум по электротехнике "Ленин"), Plovdiv / Bulgaria
- Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan – now Independence Peak
- Lenininpuisto (Lenin Park), Helsinki / Finland
- Lenin-museo (Lenin Museum), Tampere / Finland
- Lenin Park, Hanoi / Vietnam - now Reunification Park
- Lenin Flower Garden, Hanoi / Vietnamphoto
- Suối Lenin (Lenin stream), Pắc Pó, Cao Bang, Vietnam
- Leninskiye gory (Ленинские горы ~ Lenin Hills) – now Sparrow Hills (Воробьевы горы), Moscow / Russia
- 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
- Plošča Lenina (Lenin square, metro station), 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
- Lenin River, a river in the interior of Sarawak, Malaysia
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").
See also
- Leninsky Prospekt
- List of places named after Stalin
- List of statues of Stalin
- List of statues of Lenin
- Lenin's Mausoleum
- List of renamed cities and towns in Russia
- List of things named after Fidel Castro
References
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