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Originally Posted by Loser
Yeah but there is still a city called Stalingrad in Russia.....And if it wasn't for Stalin who was part of the Allies in World War 2 the USA probably couldn't have beaten the Germans....Fact.
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Sorry dude.....
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In 1961, the city's name was changed to Volgograd ("Volga City") as part of Nikita Khrushchev's programme of destalinization. This was and remains somewhat contentious, given the fame of the name Stalingrad, and there were once serious proposals to change the name back during Konstantin Chernenko's brief administration in 1985. There is still a strong degree of local support for a reversion and proposals have been made from time to time, though as yet none have been accepted by the Russian government.
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I'll get to the Stalin and military leadership issue later. I can assure you that Stalin did not have near as much to do with the fall of Berlin as many would believe.
.....Fact