Leningrad
WordNet
noun
(1) A city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Leningrad
- name given to the city of Saint Petersburg from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.
- name of Leningrad oblast, Russia, which excludes Saint Petersburg, the former administrative centre.