VRNS approved the renaming of Volgograd to Stalingrad
On February 5, 2013, the World Russian People's Council approved renaming of Volgograd to Stalingrad in the days of memorable dates. "Regardless of the assessment of Stalin's personality, Stalingrad became a symbol of our military art and a symbol of the highest courage, at the same time as Thermopylae and Salamis. It is Stalingrad, and not Volgograd, is known to the peoples of the planet as a turning point in the fight against fascism,” says the VRNS statement .