Will Stalingrad get its name back?
Campaign to rename Volgograd as Stalingrad gets boost after Russian president expresses support for referendum on issue.
Published On 29 Jun 2014
More than 50,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Russian city of Volgograd to be renamed Stalingrad after Russian leader Joseph Stalin.
But opponents say Stalin’s reign was a terrifying period in Soviet history that must never be honoured.
Al Jazeera’s Sue Turton reports from the capital, Moscow.
Source: Al Jazeera