The origin of Stalingrad's name

19 18 Stalin led the famous Charizin campaign here and defeated the threatening Cossack White Guards, which is of great significance for consolidating the achievements of the October Revolution and defending the newly established Soviet regime. To commemorate Stalin's outstanding contribution, tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad in 1925.

Being located on the banks of the Volga River, Khrushchev denied Stalin and opposed personality cult since he took office, and was renamed Volgograd on 196 1.

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Attractions in Stalingrad:

1, Monuments and Statues

Volgograd has nearly 100 monuments and statues and dozens of memorial sites, most of which are related to revolutionary historical events and historical figures, such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Martyrs Square in the city center.

Pavlov Building between Lenin Street and Soviet Road, Panoramic Memorial Hall of Stalingrad Defence War, Mamayev Highland Monument Group, Charizin Defence War Monument and Lenin Statues standing in front of the State Government Building and Lenin Square respectively.

2. Panoramic Museum of the Battle of Stalingrad

The Panoramic Museum of the Battle of Stalingrad was built next to the original flour mill, and only a part of the periphery was left because of the bombing. There is a lot of information about the Battle of Stalingrad.

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