Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree giving the Volgograd airport the historic name of Stalingrad, evoking the Soviet victory over Nazi forces. The decree underlines the importance of perpetuating the memory of the Great Patriotic War. Putin has also compared the invasion of Ukraine to the fight against Nazism, while Ukraine rejects these parallels. The renaming reflects a rehabilitation of Stalin under Putin's leadership, in contrast to the distancing from his era in the post-Soviet period.
Sources
Putin a redat printr-un decret numele vechi de Stalingrad aeroportului din Volgograd / Regimul criminal al dictatorului Iosif Stalin este responsabil de moartea a milioane de cetățeni ai URSS
Putin reînvie numele lui Stalin. Cum a redenumit un aeroport
Aeroportul din oraşul Volgograd redenumit Stalingrad de Putin
Rusia va avea un nou Stalingrad
Vladimir Putin semnează un decret prin care schimbă numele aeroportului Volgograd înapoi în Stalingrad
Vladimir Putin a ordonat schimbarea numelui aeroportului din Volgograd în Stalingrad
Vladimir Putin redă prin decret numele vechi de Stalingrad aeroportului din Volgograd
Latest News
11:46
The National Meteorological Administration issued orange and yellow heatwave alerts for the entire country, as well as a warning for rain and storms for the counties in the central and northeastern parts of the country.
11:36
A man died, and two others were injured after the vehicle they were in crashed into a ravine in Buila-Vânturarița National Park.
11:25
Two tourists from Năvodari pulled a metallic object, probably a drone, out of the water, causing a reaction from the authorities. The Emergency Situations Inspectorate warns about the dangers.
11:15
IT News Review by Control F5 Software: China invests in artificial intelligence models capable of generating weather forecasts
10:57
Violent incidents between supporters at the match Petrolul Ploiești - FC Rapid București
See more news