Tsaritsyn

Proper noun

Meaning

Tsaritsyn

(historical) The Russian city which was renamed Stalingrad in 1925 and then Volgograd in 1961.

Examples

However, in June 1919 the White Armed Forces of South Russia under the command of General Denikin captured Tsaritsyn, which they held until January 1920. Source: Internet

While both serving on the Tsaritsyn Front in 1918, where Ekaterina was helping orphans, they adopted a four-year-old orphan boy who they named Petya. Source: Internet

The fall of Tsaritsyn is viewed "as one of the key battles of the Russian Civil War" which greatly helped the White Russian Cause. Source: Internet

Zaharoff’s response was to build a huge Russian arms production complex at Tsaritsyn as a subsidiary of Vickers. Source: Internet

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