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Putin renamed one of the cities of Russia
Vladimir Putin signed a law renaming the city of Rostov, returning to it the name mentioned in The Tale of Bygone Years. Now the city, located in the Yaroslavl region, is called Rostov the Great.
The renaming law was adopted by the State Duma on December 17 and approved by the Federation Council on December 20.
“Adding the name of the city of Rostov with the word “Great” will make it possible to legally consolidate the traditionally used name that has formed throughout history, and will also be fully consistent with the actual status of the city as a significant historical and cultural center,”said the explanatory note to the bill on renaming.
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In June-October last year, a survey was conducted among Rostov residents on how they felt about the proposal to rename the city. Then the new name was supported by 13,854 people out of 13,922 respondents. It was reported that this is almost 60% of the population of Rostov over 14 years of age.
Rostov the Great is the ancient name of the city, whose history begins in 862, when it was first mentioned in the Tale of Bygone Years. In the chronicles of the 12th-15th centuries the city was recorded under this name.
In Russia, a similar addition to the name of the city with the word “Great” occurred in 1999. Then Boris Yeltsin, who at that time was the president of Russia, at the suggestion of local authorities, officially renamed Novgorod to Veliky Novgorod.
The renaming story affected St. Petersburg three times. In September 1991, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, Leningrad was returned to its historical name - St. Petersburg. Before this, the city, founded by Peter the Great, was called Petrograd.
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