Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д) is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Leningrad may also refer to:
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Places[edit]
- Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg
- Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province
History[edit]
- Siege of Leningrad, 1941–44, by the Axis armies during World War II
- Leningrad Affair, 1949–53 Stalinist purge of the Leningrad cell of the Communist Party
Military[edit]
- Leningrad Narodnoe Opolcheniye Army (July–September 1941), for the defence of Leningrad
- Leningrad Front (1941–5), successor to the preceding
- Leningrad Military District, of the Russian Armed Forces, successor to the preceding
Music[edit]
- Leningrad (band), Russian ska/punk band
- Symphony No. 7 (Shostakovich) (Op. 60), a symphony by Shostakovich, subtitled Leningrad
- Leningrad (song), 1989 song by Billy Joel
- Leningrad, track 3 on The Storyman, 2006 album by Chris de Burgh
- Leningrad Taneiev Quartet, string quartet
- Leningrad Rock Club, 1980s music venue
- Leningrad, track 6 on the Leningrad Cowboys album Go Space
Other[edit]
- 2046 Leningrad, an asteroid named after Leningrad
- Leningrad (computer), ZX Spectrum clone
- Leningrad Zoo
- Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant and Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant II
- Leningrad Gospels, illuminated manuscript c.800
- Leningrad Codex, Hebrew Bible manuscript c.1000
Ships[edit]
- Soviet helicopter carrier Leningrad, 1968 naval vessel
- Leningrad class destroyer in service 1936-63