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During Joseph Stalin's rule (1922-1953), many places, mostly cities, in the Soviet Union and other communist countries were named or renamed in honor of him as part of the cult of personality. Most of these places had their names changed back to the original ones shortly after the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1956, or after the beginning of destalinization in 1961.

In some countries, including those in the West, there are streets, squares, etc. named after Stalingrad (and hence indirectly after Stalin), in honor of the courage shown by the defenders at the battle of Stalingrad against Nazi Germany. These names have not been changed back, since they refer to an event with a fixed historical name.

• Oraşul Stalin, 1950-1960 — Braşov, Romania
• Qyteti Stalin, 1950-1990 — Kuçovë, Albania
• Stalin, 1949-1956 — Varna, Bulgaria
• Stalinabad, 1929-1961 — Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• Stalingrad, 1925-1961 — Volgograd, Russia
• Staliniri, 1934-1961 — Tskhinvali, Georgia
• Stalinogorsk, 1934-1961 — Novomoskovsk, Russia
• Stalinogród, 1953-1956 — Katowice, Poland
• Stalinsk, 1932-1961 — Novokuznetsk, Russia
• Stalinstadt, 1953-1961 — Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany
• Sztálinváros, 1951-1961 — Dunaújváros, Hungary

• Geographic Township of Stalin, before 1986 — Geographic Township of Hansen, Ontario, Canada
• Pik Stalina (Stalin Peak), 1932-1962 — Ismail Samani Peak, Tajikistan
• Stalinov štít (- in Slovak, Stalinův štít in Czech, Stalin Peak), 1949-ca. 1959 — Gerlach Peak, Slovakia
• Stalinlaan, — now Vrijheidslaan, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Stalingrad — Housing estate Karviná-Nové Město, Karviná, Czech Republic
• Stalingrad — Station on the Paris Metro, France (although the station is in fact named after the Battle of Stalingrad rather than Stalin himself)
• Stalin Park — Park Harbin, China [1]
• Mount Stalin, before 1987 — Mount Peck, British Columbia, Canada
• Stalinovy závody (Stalin factories) in Záluží near Most, Czechoslovakia, 1946-1962. Chemical factory founded during WWII to produce synthetic oil. [2]
• Zavod imeni Stalina (ZIS, Factory named after Stalin) in Moscow, USSR, 1931-1959. Luxury car and truck factory. Now Zavod Imeni Likhacheva (ZIL).
• Raionul Stalin (Stalin city district), Bucharest, Romania
• Regiunea Stalin (Stalin region), in central Romania (1950-1960)

• Prospekt imeni Stalina (Проспект имени Сталина ~ Stalin Avenue), in Minsk, Belarus, 1952-1961 – now Prospekt Nezavisimosti (Проспект Независимости ~ Independence Avenue)
• Stalin-Allee (Stalin Avenue) in Berlin, East Germany, 1952-1961 – now Karl-Marx-Allee (see also: Stalin-Allee, about a film featuring this street)
• Stalinovo náměstí (Stalin Square) – now Palackého nám., Bruntál, Czech Republic
• Stalingradské náměstí (Stalingrad Square) – now nám. Prezidenta Masaryka, Prague, Czech Republic
• Stalinova ulice (Stalin Street) – now Starochodovská ul., Prague, Czech Republic
• Stalinova třída (Stalin Street) – now Revoluční ul., Krnov, Czech Republic
• Stalinplatz (Stalin Square), 1946-1956 — Schwarzenbergplatz, Vienna, Austria
• Stalingradlaan (Stalingrad Avenue) –Brussels, Belgium
• Bulevardul I.V. Stalin (Stalin Blvd.) – now Bulevardul Aviatorilor, Bucharest, Romania
• Piata I.V. Stalin (Stalin Square) – now Charles de Gaulle Square, Bucharest, Romania
• Parcul I.V. Stalin (Stalin Park) – now Herăstrău Park, Bucharest, Romania

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