What was Volgograd formerly known as from 1925 to 1961?
Petrograd
Leningrad
Stalingrad
Novgorod
Answer
Volgograd was known as Stalingrad from 1925 to 1961. The city was renamed in honor of Joseph Stalin, Then ruler of the country. It was renamed Volgograd in 1961 as part of Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization efforts.
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