Question

The name of St. Petersburg Changes to Petrograd after 1914 because
A) Russians disliked the earlier name
B) Anti-German Sentiments during war made the Russians change the name
C) Russian monk Rasputin advised the Tsar to Change the name
D) Russians wanted a Shorter and simpler name
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Answer 1

Answer:

Option B is correct because of Anti German sentiments made Russians to change the name.

Answer 2

Answer:

Anti-German Sentiments during war made the Russians change the name

Explanation:

The metropolis, acknowledged in English as "St. Petersburg." became modified to "Petrograd" in 1914 on the begin of World War I due to the fact its unique call sounded too German. In 1924, after Lenin's death, the metropolis became given its gift call.

The modern-day debate has ranged a long way past the metropolis limits. The Communist Party and veterans of World War II campaigned ardently throughout the Soviet Union in opposition to what they portrayed as an insult to Lenin, the revolution and the wartime defenders of Leningrad. Reformers, artists and nationalists argued with same ardour that the country need to reclaim its heritage.

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