Etymology

Voroshilovgrad

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Today it means: Former name of Luhansk (“Ukrainian city”). Full definition →

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The story

Soviet-era name in honour of Kliment Voroshilov. The city was given this name in 1935, renamed back to Lugansk in 1958, and then given this name again in 1970.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.