List of places named after Vladimir Lenin

This is a list of places which are named or renamed after Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by his alias Lenin. Some or all of the locations in former Soviet republics and satellites were renamed (frequently reverting to pre-Soviet names) after the fall of the Soviet Union, while Russia and aligned countries (mainly Belarus) retained the names of the thousands of streets, avenues, squares, regions, towns, and cities that were given Lenin's name as part of his cult of personality.

Cities, towns, settlements and districts Former Soviet Union Azerbaijan Ilyich (1924–1990) — Şərur, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Lenin, Leninkend, and Leninfeld — Çinarlı, Shamkir Leninabad — Kərimbəyli, Babek Leninabad — Yeni yol, Shamkir Leninabad — Sanqalan Leninabad — Təklə, Gobustan Leninavan — Həsənqaya, Tartar Leninkənd — Qarakeçdi Leninkend — Mustafabəyli Port-İliç — Lankaran Rayon, now called Liman Pamyat' Lenina — Balıqçılar Armenia Leninakan (1924–1990) — Gyumri

Kazakhstan Leninsk (1958–1995) — Baikonur Leninogorsk (1941–2002) — Ridder

Kyrgyzstan Lenin (Leninskoye) Leninjol (1937–1991) — Masy Leninpol (?–2001) — Bakay-Ata

Moldova Lenin, Transnistria, a commune in Transnistria

Russia Leninaul, a town in Dagestan Leningori (1924?-1990) — Akhalgori/Leningor (from 1990), South Ossetia Leningrad (1924–1991) — St. Petersburg Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject Leninkent, a town in Dagestan Leninogorsk, Republic of Tatarstan, founded in 1948 Leninsk, a town in Volgograd Oblast Leninsk, an urban-type settlement in Chelyabinsk Oblast Leningradsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, an urban-type settlement in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Leninsk (1918–1929) — Taldom, Moscow Oblast Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo Oblast, known as Kolchugino before 1925 Leninskaya Sloboda, a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Gorki Leninskiye, Moscow Oblast, known as Gorki before 1924 Leninskoye, a town in Kirov Oblast Leninskoye, a town in Leninsky District in Jewish Autonomous Oblast Leninsky, a town in Leninsky District in Tula Oblast Leninsky, a town in Yakutia Novo-Lenino, a district in Irkutsk Ulyanovsk, Russia — known as Simbirsk before 1924 Leninsky District in several federal subjects (disambiguation page)

Tajikistan Leninabad (1936–1992) — Khujand Leningrad or Leningradskiy — Mu'minobod

Turkmenistan

Leninsk (1924-1927) — Türkmenabat

Ukraine Illichivsk (1952–2016) — Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast Lenin Raion, Sevastopol Lenine Raion, A Raion in Crimea Lenine, A city in Crimea

Uzbekistan Leninsk (1937-1991) — Asaka

Eastern Europe Hungary Leninváros (1970–1991) — Tiszaújváros

Streets and squares Almost every town in the Soviet Union had a street named after Lenin. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, some of streets and squares (primarily outside of Russia and Belarus) reverted to their former names or were given new ones. In Russia, there are still 5,000 streets named after Lenin. This concerns also the names of city districts. Listed below are some of the streets named after Lenin, with an emphasis on those outside of the former USSR or its Eastern Bloc.

On 15 May 2015 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a bill into law that started a six months period for the removal of communist monuments and the mandatory renaming of settlements and (the many) streets and squares with names related to the communist regime.Poroshenko signed the laws about decomunization. Ukrayinska Pravda. 15 May 2015Poroshenko signs laws on denouncing Communist, Nazi regimes, Interfax-Ukraine. 15 May 20Goodbye, Lenin: Ukraine moves to ban communist symbols, BBC News (14 April 2015) Places in Crimea, the Donetsk People's Republic, and Luhansk People's Republic were not practically affected by this law due to their occupation by Russia.

Former Soviet Union Armenia Lenini hraparak (Lenin Square) – now Independence Square, Gyumri Lenini hraparak (Lenin Square), 1940–1990 – now Republic Square, Yerevan Lenini poghota (Lenin Avenue), 1924–1990 – now Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan Azerbaijan Lenin meydanı (Lenin Square) – now Azadliq Square, Baku

Belarus Lieninski praspiekt (Lenin's Avenue), 1961–1991 – now Independence Avenue, Minsk Vulica Lienina (Lenin Street), Brest Vulica Lienina (Lenin Street), Grodno Vulica Lienina (Lenin Street), Minsk Plošča Lienina (Lenin Square), Brest Plošča Lienina (Lenin Square, metro station), Minsk Praspiekt Lienina (Lenin Avenue), Gomel Praspiekt Lienina (Lenin Avenue), Zhodzina

Estonia Lenini prospekt (Lenin Prospekt), 1950–1994 – now Joala tänav, Narva Lenini puiestee (Lenin Avenue), ?–1991 – now Pikk tänav, Pärnu Lenini puiestee (Lenin Avenue), 1950–1991 – now Rävala puiestee, Tallinn V. I. Lenini puiestee (V. I. Lenin Avenue) – now Viru puiestee, Sillamäe Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), 1951–1990 – now Uus tänav, Kuressaare Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), ?–1989 – now Kesktänav, Põltsamaa Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), ?–1994 – Tapa Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), ?–1989 – now Kesktänav and Riia tänav, Valga Lenini tänav (Lenin Street), ?–1990 – now Jüri tänav, Võru Lenini väljak (Lenin Square), ?–1991 – now Riiamäe plats, Tartu V. I. Lenini tänav (V. I. Lenin Street), ?–1992 – now Jaama tänav, Jõhvi

Georgia Leninis Moedani (Lenin Square) – now Freedom Square, Tbilisi

Kazakhstan Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), 1919–1995 – now Dostyq Avenue, Almaty Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Karaganda

Latvia Ļeņina iela (Lenin Street), 1950–1991 – now Brīvības iela, Riga Ļeņina prospekts (Lenin Avenue), 1960–1990 – now Lielā iela, Jelgava

Lithuania Lenino aikšte (Lenin Square), 1952–1991 – now Lukiškės Square, Vilnius Lenino prospektas (Lenin Avenue), ?–1989 – now Vytauto prospektas, Kaunas Lenino prospektas (Lenin Avenue), 1961–1989 – now Gediminas Avenue, Vilnius

Moldova Strada Lenin (Lenin Street), 1944–1952 and Bulevardul Lenin (Lenin Boulevard), 1952–1990 – now Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfînt, Chișinău Strada Lenin (Lenin Street), Comrat

Russia Leninskaya Ploshchad (Lenin Square) – now Paveletskaya Ploshchad, Moscow Ploshchad Lenina (Lenin Square), Arkhangelsk Ploshchad Lenina (Lenin Square), Nizhny Novgorod Ploshchad Lenina (Lenin Square), Novosibirsk Ploshchad Lenina (Lenin Square), Saint Petersburg Leninsky Prospekt (Lenin Avenue), Moscow Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Elektrostal Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Murmansk Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Nizhny Novgorod Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Volgograd Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), Yekaterinburg Lenina ulitsa (Lenin Street) – now Kremlinskaya Ulitsa, Kazan Lenina ulitsa (Lenin Street), Pechory Lenina ulitsa (Lenin Street), Saint Petersburg Leninskaya Ulitsa (Lenin Street), Samara Ulitsa Lenina (Lenin Street), Astrakhan Ulitsa Lenina (Lenin Street), Perm Ulitsa Lenina (Lenin Street), Novosibirsk

Tajikistan Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), 1961–1992 – now Rudaki Avenue, Dushanbe

Ukraine Ploshcha Lenina (Площа Леніна, Lenin Square), Donetsk Prospekt Lenina (Проспект Леніна, Lenin Avenue), Alchevsk Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), 1959–1990 – now Svobody Prospekt, Lviv Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), 1960–2016 – now Prospekt Miru, Mariupol Poshcha Lenina (Lenin Square), ?-2014, 2022-now, changed to "Freedom Square" it was reversed in 2022, Mariupol Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), 1960–2016 – now Tsentralnyi Prospekt, Mykolaiv Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), ?–2016 – now Sobornyi Prospekt, Oleksandriia Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue), 1952–2016 – now Sobornyi Prospekt, Zaporizhia Vulytsya Lenina (Вулиця Леніна, Lenin Street) – now Vulytsya Yevheniya Kharchenka, Kyiv Vulytsya Lenina (Lenin Street), ?–1994 – now Vulytsya Rishelievska, Odesa

Uzbekistan V.I. Lenin nomidagi maydon (V.I. Lenin Square), 1956–1991 – now Mustaqillik Maydoni, Tashkent

Eastern Europe Bulgaria Bulevard V.I. Lenin (Lenin Boulevard) – now Tsarigradsko shose, Sofia Ploshtad Lenin (Lenin Square) – now Ploshtad Sveta Nedelya, Sofia

Czechoslovakia Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now Evropská třída, Prague Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now Kounicova ul., Brno Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now Klišská ul., Ústí nad Labem Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now ul. Palackého, Plzeň Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) — now ul. E. Beneše, Písek Leninova ulice (Lenin Street) – now Nádražní, Krnov Leninovo nábrežie (Lenin riverbank) — now Nábrežie Jána Pavla II., Poprad Ulica V. I. Lenina (V. I. Lenin Street)Way: V. I. Lenina (81047927). OpenStreetMap — now Sadová, Šoporňa Leninova (Lenin (metro station)) – now Dejvická, Prague Leninova (Lenin Street) – now Hlavná ulica, Košice

Hungary Lenin körút (Lenin boulevard) – now Tisza Lajos körút, Szeged Lenin körút (Lenin boulevard) – now Erzsébet körút and Teréz körút, Budapest Lenin tér (Lenin square) – now Hatvani kapu tér, Eger

Poland Aleja Lenina (Lenin Avenue) – now Aleja Henryka, Chrzanów Aleja Lenina (Lenin Avenue) – now Aleja Jana Pawła II, Częstochowa Aleja Lenina (Lenin Avenue) – now Ulica Chorzowska, Świętochłowice Ulica Lenina (Lenin Street), 1949–1990 – now Ulica Jana Klemensa Branickiego, Białystok Ulica Lenina (Lenin Street) – now Ulica Andersa, Tychy Ulica Lenina (Lenin Street) – now Ulica Brata Alberta, Warsaw Aleja Włodzimierza Lenina (Vladimir Lenin Avenue), 1958–1991 – now Aleja Solidarności, Kraków Aleja Włodzimierza Lenina (Vladimir Lenin Avenue) – now Aleja Mieczysława Smorawińskiego and Aleja Generała Władysława Andersa, Lublin Ulica Włodzimierza Lenina (Vladimir Lenin Street) – now Ulica Henryka Le Ronda, Katowice Ulica Włodzimierza Lenina (Vladimir Lenin Street) – now Ulica Armii Krajowej, Kołobrzeg Ulica Włodzimierza Lenina (Vladimir Lenin Street) – now Ulica Stróżowska, Sanok

Romania Strada V.I. Lenin (V.I. Lenin Street) – now Strada Revoluției, Târgu Mureş Bulevardul Lenin (Lenin Boulevard) - now Bulevardul 21 Decembrie 1989, Cluj-Napoca Strada V.I. Lenin (V.I. Lenin Street) – now Strada Mihai Eminescu, Timișoara

Slovakia Leninová (Lenin Street), Veľké Úľany V.I. Lenina (V.I. Lenin Street), Šoporňa Leninová (Lenin Street), Bušince Western Europe

France Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Achères, Yvelines Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Bègles Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Fontaine Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Gentilly Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Gonfreville-l'Orcher Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Lanester Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Pierrefitte-sur-Seine Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Romainville Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Saint-Denis Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Saint-Pierre-des-Corps Avenue Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Villejuif Avenue Vladimir Illitch Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Nanterre Avenue Vladimir Illitch Lenine (Vladimir Ilich Lenin Avenue), Arcueil Avenue Vladimir Illitch Oulianov Lénine (Lenin Avenue), Lorient Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Argenteuil Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Bobigny Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Eymoutiers Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Tremblay-en-France Boulevard Lénine (Lenin Boulevard), Vénissieux Passerelle Lénine (Lenin footbridge), Bègles Passerelle Lénine (Lenin footbridge), Alès Place Lénine (Lenin Square), Bègles Place Lénine (Lenin Square), Bezons Place Lénine, Champigny-sur-Marne / France Place Lénine, Saint-Junien / France Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Bagnolet Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Blainville-sur-Orne Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Fenain Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Ivry-sur-Seine Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), L'Île-Saint-Denis Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), La Courneuve Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Longueau Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Montataire Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Montigny-en-Gohelle Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Nauroy Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Neuf-Mesnil Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Persan Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Petite-Forêt Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Portes-lès-Valence Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Saint-Cyr-l'École Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Saint-Martin-d'Hères Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Somain Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Thenon Rue Lénine (Lenin Street), Unieux