"Leave the city alone!": Hundreds of negative comments have appeared under a video by a "hero of the SVO" who proposed renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad.
A video showing a soldier with the call sign "Rook" addressing Putin, have placed in the Telegram channel "Koroche, Volgograd".
A veteran of the war with Ukraine was photographed against the backdrop of Mamayev Kurgan. According to him, "it was here that the backs of Nazism and fascism, which continue to rear their heads even today, were broken."
"Studying the history of my native land, I realized that the name of the hero city was taken away from the defenders of Stalingrad, despite the veterans' requests." — declared "Rook" and asked Putin to "return the historical name to my city."
In the first 12 hours, the post received around 700 comments, most of them negative. Residents remind the "hero of the SVO" that Volgograd's historical name is Tsaritsyn. And that attempts to rename it Stalingrad have already failed several times.
"We tried to use veterans of the Great Patriotic War, and now of the SVO. It's very unsightly, disgusting!" — wrote one of the users.
Many people point out that Volgograd has many other problems, primarily with the condition of its streets: "We need to ask the residents first. Ask all residents, not just the military and senile old women," "When will this disgrace stop?! Who's behind this? Leave the city alone!" "Heroes can always be remembered in Volgograd, too."
Others advise the "hero of the SVO" to treat his concussion and to keep in mind that Putin does not use the internet and therefore will not see his message.
“It’s terrible, of course, that Nazism and fascism are raising their heads, - residents sneer at the words “Rook”. — Maybe this guy won’t destroy another country, and Nazism and fascism will immediately disappear?”
Volgograd was renamed Stalingrad for the last time. offered the head of the local veterans council - this was in November 2022. Governor Andrey Bocharov promised to think about putting the issue to a referendum, but public opinion research has shown, that the overwhelming majority of residents are against it.
In September 2023, an initiative group of veterans said about suspending work on organizing the referendum and proposed renaming at least the airport to Stalingrad—but this option didn’t work either.
Do you think they will rename Volgograd to Stalingrad?