List of places named after Vladimir Lenin


This is a list of places which are named or renamed after Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by his alias Lenin. Some or all of the locations in former Soviet republics and satellites were renamed after the fall of the Soviet Union, while Russia and aligned countries retained the names of the thousands of streets, avenues, squares, regions, towns, and cities that were given Lenin's name as part of his cult of personality.

Cities, towns, settlements and districts

Former Soviet Union

Azerbaijan

Armenia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Moldova

Russia

Tajikistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Eastern Europe

Hungary

Streets and squares

Almost every town in the Soviet Union had a street named after Lenin. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, some of streets and squares reverted to their former names or were given new ones. In Russia, there are still 5,000 streets named after Lenin. This concerns also the names of city districts. Listed below are some of the streets named after Lenin, with an emphasis on those outside of the former USSR or its Eastern Bloc.
On 15 May 2015 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a bill into law that started a six months period for the removal of communist monuments and the mandatory renaming of settlements and streets and squares with names related to the communist regime. Places in Crimea, the Donetsk People's Republic, and Luhansk People's Republic were not practically affected by this law due to their occupation by Russia.

Former Soviet Union

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Estonia

  • Lenini prospekt, 1950–1994 – now Joala tänav, Narva
  • Lenini puiestee, ?–1991 – now Pikk tänav, Pärnu
  • Lenini puiestee, 1950–1991 – now Rävala puiestee, Tallinn
  • V. I. Lenini puiestee – now Viru puiestee, Sillamäe
  • Lenini tänav, 1951–1990 – now Uus tänav, Kuressaare
  • Lenini tänav, ?–1989 – now Kesktänav, Põltsamaa
  • Lenini tänav, ?–1994 – Tapa
  • Lenini tänav, ?–1989 – now Kesktänav and Riia tänav, Valga
  • Lenini tänav, ?–1990 – now Jüri tänav, Võru
  • Lenini väljak, ?–1991 – now Riiamäe plats, Tartu
  • V. I. Lenini tänav, ?–1992 – now Jaama tänav, Jõhvi

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Moldova

Russia

Tajikistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia

  • Leninova ulice — now Evropská třída, Prague
  • Leninova ulice — now Kounicova ul., Brno
  • Leninova ulice — now Klišská ul., Ústí nad Labem
  • Leninova ulice — now ul. Palackého, Plzeň
  • Leninova ulice — now ul. E. Beneše, Písek
  • Leninova ulice – now Nádražní, Krnov
  • Leninovo nábrežie — now Nábrežie Jána Pavla II., Poprad
  • Ulica V. I. Lenina — Šoporňa
  • Leninova – now Dejvická, Prague
  • Leninova – now Hlavná ulica, Košice

Hungary

  • Lenin körút – now Tisza Lajos körút, Szeged
  • Lenin körút – now Erzsébet körút and Teréz körút, Budapest
  • Lenin tér – now Hatvani kapu tér, Eger

Poland

  • Aleja Lenina – now Aleja Henryka, Chrzanów
  • Aleja Lenina – now Aleja Jana Pawła II, Częstochowa
  • Aleja Lenina – now Ulica Chorzowska, Świętochłowice
  • Ulica Lenina, 1949–1990 – now Ulica Jana Klemensa Branickiego, Białystok
  • Ulica Lenina – now Ulica Andersa, Tychy
  • Ulica Lenina – now Ulica Brata Alberta, Warsaw
  • Aleja Włodzimierza Lenina, 1958–1991 – now Aleja Solidarności, Kraków
  • Aleja Włodzimierza Lenina – now Aleja Mieczysława Smorawińskiego and Aleja Generała Władysława Andersa, Lublin
  • Ulica Włodzimierza Lenina – now Ulica Henryka Le Ronda, Katowice
  • Ulica Włodzimierza Lenina – now Ulica Armii Krajowej, Kołobrzeg
  • Ulica Włodzimierza Lenina – now Ulica Stróżowska, Sanok

Romania

Slovakia

Western Europe

France

Finland

Germany

Italy

United Kingdom

  • Lenin Terrace, Chopwell / England
  • Lenin Terrace, Stanley / England
  • Bevin Court, London, England, was originally intended be called Lenin Court. However, two letters of the building's sign were replaced to rename it after Ernest Bevin who died between its completion and inauguration. A bust of Lenin in the grounds was left in place, but was eventually removed after having been repeatedly vandalised by anti-communists.

Southeastern Europe

Montenegro

  • Bulevar Lenjina, 1948–1991 – now Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjski, Podgorica
  • Bulevar Lenjina, Cetinje

Serbia

Africa

Angola

Benin

Mozambique

  • Avenida Vladimir Lenine, Maputo

South Africa

Somalia

Tunisia

Asia

India

Malaysia

  • Lenin River, a river in the interior of Sarawak

Vietnam

Places and parks

Eastern Europe

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Czech Republic

Estonia

  • Lenini rajoon, Tallinn - later Lõunarajoon, now restructured

Russia

Tajikistan

Romania

Ukraine

Central America/Caribbean

Cuba

Other

A large number of enterprises and other objects in the former Soviet Union and other countries of the Soviet bloc were named after Lenin: for example, the nuclear-powered icebreaker Lenin and Lenin Stadiums in many towns and cities. Additionally, every reasonably large settlement had a Lenin Street or Lenin Avenue, or a Lenin Square.