Leningrad

American  

[len-in-grad, lyi-nyin-graht] / ˈlɛn ɪnˌgræd, ljɪ njɪnˈgrɑt /

noun

1. a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg

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Leningrad British  

/ lɪninˈɡrat, ˈlɛnɪnˌɡræd /

noun

1. the former name (1937–91) of Saint Petersburg

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Leningrad Cultural  

1. Name of Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 1924 to 1991. (See Saint Petersburg.)

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Leningrad

Ten days into their travels, before they had a chance to visit Leningrad or Riga, Latvia, the four were taken into KGB custody and deported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Ukraine's SBU security services said they had targeted the city's Kronstadt naval base, as well as "the Russian Navy's 15th Arsenal in the Leningrad region".

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

And on Sunday, Zelensky said infrastructure of the Leningrad region's Primorsk terminal, near Finland, had been significantly damaged, as well as three ships there.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

The most moving passages in the diaries chronicle her life during the 900-day German siege of Leningrad, which subjected those who remained in the city to the evils of both totalitarianisms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Whatever its meaning, its musical flaws or merits, Leningrad certainly succeeded in its patriotic purpose.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall