Stalino
- proper noun
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Stalino
- My grandfather grew up in Stalino before it was renamed Donetsk.
Examples
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The city of Stalino was renamed to Donetsk in 1961.
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The steel industry thrived in Stalino during the Soviet era.
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Many historical documents from the 1950s still reference the city as Stalino.
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Many historical events took place in Stalino during the 20th century.
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During the Soviet era, the city was known as Stalino and was an important industrial center.
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My grandfather often reminisces about his childhood in Stalino, now called Donetsk.
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In many historical texts, references to the city appear under its former name, Stalino.
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Etymology
Stalino comes from the leader Stalin plus a place-ending -o. Stalin's name comes from the Russian word stal meaning 'steel', so you can remember Stalino as 'Stalin's steel town', which explains why the industrial city now called Donetsk once had that name.