The proposal to rename the Northern capital to Leningrad on commemorative dates tied to the Great Patriotic War has been aired by Petr Tishchenko, who chairs the St. Petersburg Archive Committee. The idea is presented as a way to honor a storied chapter of the city’s past, inviting public discussion about how memory and history are reflected in the city’s identity and street-level rituals of remembrance. This initiative appears in the same conversations that accompany exhibitions and events aimed at preserving and interpreting wartime history, including displays that highlight the hero city distinction and the symbols that have come to symbolize endurance and sacrifice in the war years across the region.
