Leninskyi District, Donetsk
Leninskyi District
Ленінський район | |
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Interactive map of Leninskyi District | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.8 km2 (33.1 sq mi) |
| Population 2001 Ukrainian Census | |
• Total | 106,269 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Leninskyi District (Ukrainian: Ленінський район) is an urban district of Donetsk, Ukraine, named after a Soviet political figure Vladimir Lenin.
It was created in 1937 as the Stalino-Zavodskyi District.
On 22 February 2026, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration renamed it to Oleksandrivskyi District (Ukrainian: Олександрівський район) as part of the decommunization and derussification campaign.[1] This name comes from Oleksandrivka, the first settlement on the territory of Donetsk.[2] However, this name is only de jure used by the Ukrainian government and the renaming has not de facto taken place while Donetsk is under Russian control.
Places
Institute of post-graduate education, 2010
Memorial stele at a mass grave of the World War II Soviet soldiers
TV Center
House of Cinema
School for children of the British administration of the Yuzivka Metallurgical Factory, 2006
Lenin's monument
Order of Lenin for Donetsk
References
- ↑ Про перейменування районів у містах Донецької області, назви яких містять символіку російської імперської політики або символіку комуністичного тоталітарного режиму [On Renaming Urban Districts in Donetsk Oblast, the Names of Which Contain Symbolism of Russian Imperial Policy or Symbolism of the Communist Totalitarian Regime]. Donetsk Oblast Military Administration (in Ukrainian). 26 February 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Stepura, Anton (23 January 2026). Від копальні та першого поселення: які варіанти нових назв районів Донецька, Макіївки, Горлівки пропонує ОВА [From a mine to the first settlement: what options of new district names in Donetsk, Makiivka, and Horlivka are proposed by the Oblast Military Administration]. Suspilne Donbas (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
External links
- Lenin Raion Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine at the Uzovka website
- Lenin Raion at the Mayor of Donetsk website
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