Abstract
The authors presented the tendencies in Russian toponomy after the October
Revolution, when geographic naming became one of the most important tools of communist
propaganda. They showed – following A. Supieranska – three groups of oekokonyms
in the 1920s and 30s: 1) those derived from the names of individuals who had achieved
renown (e.g. Ленинакан, Ленинск, Лениногорск, Ленинабад, Троцк, Киров), 2) those
commemorating phenomena and events linked with the Revolution and the era of Soviet
rule (e.g. Комсомольск-на-Амуре, Красногвардейск), 3) those referring to areas of production
(e.g. Асбест, Бокситогорск, Магнитогорск, Электросталь). In this context,
changes in the naming of towns inhabited by Germans are presented, in particular Marx
and Engels, located in the Volga Region. The presentation of the changes is preceeded by
a description of the development of the oekonymic system of Volga Germans.
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