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Tsaritsyn

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Tsaritsyn (Russian) [tsaˈritsin]
n
(Placename) a former name (until 1925) of Volgograd
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Noun1.Tsaritsyn - a city in the European part of Russia on the VolgaTsaritsyn - a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43
Stalingrad, Volgograd
Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
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The name of the city once known as Tsaritsyn illustrates how tangled are the threads of past and present, cultural heritage, national pride in the blind charge into the future.
What time is it in Russia? by Brent, Jonathan / New Criterion
The city has had three names: founded as Tsaritsyn in 1589, rechristened Stalingrad in 1925 and finally renamed Volgograd in 1961.
City offers the hand of peace; COVENTRY PEACE MONTH: City of Peace & ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Lenin had liked him and used him, for example, to defeat the Whites at Tsaritsyn (later Stalingrad), but had misgivings.
The definitive life of Stalin by Wedd, George / Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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