Yes, but it earned its place in history as Stalingrad.
Rename Istanbul back to Constantinople, and you got yourself a deal.
It should go back to Stalingrad —for History in nothing else. Tyrants like Stalin need to be remembered—their evil must be remembered so that it not happen again.
You mean, if it had been called Trotskygrad or Melvingrad they would have gladly surrendered and collaborated with the Nazis? What’s in a name? It earned its place in history regardless of the name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-cnBGMMmCI