Question

The name of the city of St. Petersburg was changed following the Russian Revolution 1. to remember a tsar who had triumphantly led Russia. 2. to celebrate the leader of the Bolsheviks now in power. 3. to honor a fallen soldier who had fought valiantly during the civil war. 4. to recognize a general who led the Red Army in a three-year conflict.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is 2. The name of the city of St. Petersburg was changed following the Russian Revolution to celebrate the leader of the Bolsheviks now in power.

Explanation:

St. Petersburg is the second most populous city in Russia, named in honor of St. Peter, but over time became increasingly associated with the name of Peter I. The city is historically and culturally associated with the birth of the Russian Empire and Russia's entry into modern history as a European great power.

This city has changed its name several times. The first one was in 1914, when it was renamed Petrograd, since the government wanted to give a more Russian tone to the name of the city. This name lasted until 1924, when after the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Revolution, the new Soviet government decided to give the city the name of Leningrad in honor of the founder of the nation, Vladimir Lenin. Again, in 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the reinstatement of Russia as an independent nation, the city was renamed Saint Petersburg.