Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday renaming the airport in Volgograd as Stalingrad. How soon before St Petersburg becomes Leningrad again? Will Moscow be renamed Putingrad? - ThreadSky

paultempleman.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday renaming the airport in Volgograd as Stalingrad. How soon before St Petersburg becomes Leningrad again?

Will Moscow be renamed Putingrad?

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yarrrgh.bsky.social•4 days ago

So wait…make Volgograd Stalingrad again?

arnabdutt.bsky.social•4 days ago

😂

lioncub19.bsky.social•5 days ago

Putri-grad?

paultempleman.bsky.social•5 days ago

It’s important to be consistent if you are to rename cities to honour mass murderers.

madcolorist.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trumpville

ledredman.bsky.social•4 days ago

No that's Washington DC.

usmansmith.bsky.social•5 days ago

So many big windows in them too.
Russian stained glass has a different meaning of course
Mind the steppes...

hankwankford.bsky.social•5 days ago

Well the name 'Harvardgrad' just became available.

dampfwerker.bsky.social•5 days ago

Moscow will keep its name. Because there is no gulf.

georgecantor.bsky.social•5 days ago

zzennon.bsky.social•4 days ago

"How soon before St Petersburg becomes Leningrad again?" - one can never be sure but probably not on his agenda. He aims to be the next "Putin The Great" rather than the next Lenin whom he seems to despise as opposed to Peter.

paultempleman.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yes - it's certainly Peter he emulates. Hence his obsession with Poltava.

paultempleman.bsky.social•5 days ago

I had to check because I didn’t believe it was true either…
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-names-regional-russian-airport-stalingrad-2025-04-29/