Remembering Stalingrad

Stalingrad Returns To Haunt Russia As Siege City Where Red Army Overcame The Nazis Gets Its Name Back - But Just For A Day -- Daily Mail

* Volgograd will once again be named Stalingrad on six military holidays
* The name Stalingrad is inextricably linked to bloody WWII battle
* Critics say it is an insult to millions who lost their lives in the battle

The Russian city where the Red Army decisively turned back Nazi forces in a landmark Second World War battle will once again be known as Stalingrad to mark the anniversary of the defeat.

The local government in Volgograd has decided to revive the name tomorrow, on the anniversary of the end of one of the bloodiest battles in history, along with five other key dates in the Russian military calendar.

The city was renamed Volgograd in 1961 as part of the Soviet Union's rejection of dictator Joseph Stalin's personality cult, but the name Stalingrad remains synonymous with the battle.

The decision to bring back the title, just for one day, as prompted fury from critics who say it is an insult to the memory of the almost 2 million people who lost their lives.

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More News On Remembering Stalingrad

Stalingrad returns to Russia’s map to mark celebrations -- RT
Volgograd to Be 'Stalingrad' on Military Holidays -- Moscow Times
‘Stalin buses’ to mark 70th anniversary of Battle of Stalingrad in Russia -- RT
Seventy years after the Battle of Stalingrad -- Pravda
Russia commemorates 70th anniversary of Stalingrad battle -- Voice of Russia
Stalingrad returns to haunt Russia -- The Guardian
Russian city getting back Stalin's name for war commemorations -- Reuters
Event to mark Battle of Stalingrad 70th anniversary -- BBC
Stalingrad name to be revived for anniversaries -- BBC
Stalin gets his city back as Russians celebrate dictator's triumph over Nazis -- NBC
Russia Revives the Namesake of ‘Uncle Joe’ -- New York Times
Russia: Stalin Buses, Soviet Tanks and Military Parades Swamp ‘Stalingrad’ for Victory Celebration -- IBTimes
Stalingrad anniversary: 70 years on, Russian city still gives up its WWII dead -- The Telegraph
Stalingrad anniversary: war veterans recall battle 70 years ago -- The Telegraph
Stalingrad anniversary: war veterans recall battle 70 years ago -- The Telegraph
Eyewitness accounts shed light on Stalingrad -- Deutsche Welle
Russian city gets to play ‘Stalin wasn’t so bad’ six days a year -- Kelly McParland, National Post
Remembering the horrors of Stalingrad -- Daniel Sandford, BBC
Why Stalingrad Matters Today -- Mark Perryman, Huffington Post
In pictures: 70 years since Nazi Germany's defeat at Stalingrad -- BBC

My Comment: My father was a Soviet World War II vet who fought north of Stalingrad a few weeks before the final German surrender in the city .... he was never a supporter of Stalin (he actually hated him) .... but I know that if he was alive today he would be proud that they are holding this special event in recognition of the great sacrifice of the many millions who participated in that battle .... and he would accept the name Stalingrad for those few days each year.