petrograd
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Name — Former name of Saint Petersburg, from 1914 (when Russia entered World War I) to 1924 (when Lenin died), a major city in Russia.
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Etymology
Taken from Russian Петрогра́д (Petrográd). Its first part, Петро (Petro, “Petros”), comes from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros) and German Peter, which comes from Dutch Pieter, from Sankt Pieter (“Saint Peter”), from Apostle Peter and Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia and then Emperor. Its second part, град (grad, “city”),...
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