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TOWNS and cities in several former Soviet republics are set to be renamed to mark the 75th anniversary of the allied victory over fascism in the second world war.
The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, two regions that split from Ukraine following the fascist-backed Euromaidan coup of 2014 and are still in conflict with Kiev, are temporarily renaming their capital cities after Stalin, the Soviet leader during the war, and Soviet military commander Kliment Voroshilov.
Donetsk is being renamed Stalino, the former name of the city, on Victory Day – May 9, the anniversary of the surrender of nazi Germany to the Soviet Union.
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