Which former Soviet city was named after Mikhail Frunze?
Moscow
Minsk
Kiev
Pishpek/Bishkek
Answer
Pishpek was the original name of the city that was renamed Bishkek in 1926 after the Bolshevik revolutionary Mikhail Frunze. The city was founded in the 19th century as a Russian military outpost, and it grew rapidly in the early 20th century as a center of trade and industry.
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