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why was st. peterburg rename as petrograd ? ​

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Answered by renusankar
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The city, known in English as "St. Petersburg." was changed to "Petrograd" in 1914 at the start of World War I because its original name sounded too German. In 1924, after Lenin's death, the city was given its present name.

Answered by AVALONARTHURSAM
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In 1914 St. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd, partly as a response to WWI and the general anti-German feelings of the time. Three years later Petrograd became the setting for the dramatic events of 1917, and in 1918, at the beginning of the 'Red Terror', the city ceded capital status to Moscow.

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