During Joseph Stalin's rule (1922–1953), many places, mostly cities, in the Soviet Union and other communist countries were named or renamed in honour of him as part of the cult of personality surrounding him. Most of these places had their names changed back to the original ones shortly after the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1956, or after the beginning of de-Stalinization in 1961.
In some countries, including those in the West, there are streets, squares, etc. named after Stalingrad (and hence indirectly after Stalin), in honour of the courage shown by the defenders at the battle of Stalingrad against Nazi Germany. These names have not been changed back, since they refer to the battle of Stalingrad rather than the city itself.
Cities
Eastern Europe
Albania
Qyteti Stalin, 1950–1990 – Kuçovë
Bulgaria
Stalin, 1949–1956 – Varna
East Germany
Stalinstadt, 1953–1961 – Eisenhüttenstadt
Hungary
Sztálinváros, 1951–1961 – Dunaújváros
Poland
Stalinogród, 1953–1956 – Katowice
Romania
Orașul Stalin, 1950–1960 – Brașov
Stalin Region, 1950–1960 – Brașov County
Former Soviet Union
Armenia
Imeni Stalina, – Aygevan
Azerbaijan
Stalino, – Çaylı, Tartar
Stalino, – Stalino, Goygol
Georgia
Staliniri, 1934–1961 – Tskhinvali, South Ossetia
Stalinisi, 1931–1934 – Khashuri, Shida Kartli
Russia
Stalingrad, 1925–1961 – Volgograd
Stalinogorsk, 1934–1961 – Novomoskovsk
Stalinsk, 1932–1961 – Novokuznetsk
Tajikistan
Stalinabad, 1929–1961 – Dushanbe
Turkmenistan
Stalin District, 1935–1961 - Murgap District
Ukraine
Stalino, 1924–1961 – Donetsk
Parks and natural places
Former Soviet Union
Azerbaijan
Stalin raion, – Sabail raion
Russia
Zavod imeni Stalina (ZIS, Factory named after Stalin) in Moscow, USSR, 1931–1959. Luxury car and truck factory. Now Zavod Imeni Likhacheva (ZIL).
Tajikistan
Pik Stalina (Stalin Peak), 1932–1962 – Ismail Samani Peak
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria
Vrah Stalin (Stalin Peak), 1950–1962 – Musala
Czech Republic
Stalingrad – Housing estate Karviná-Nové Město
Stalingrad – Housing estate built in 1950s Žďár nad Sázavou, The name Stalingrad is still in use in this town as of 2009 despite some attempts to rename the borough after the Velvet revolution.
Czechoslovakia
Stalinovy závody (Stalin factories) in Záluží (today within Litvínov), 1946–1962. Chemical factory founded under the name Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerk AG in Maltheuern (now Záluží) in World War II as part of the Hermann-Göring Conglomerate (named after Nazi leader Hermann Göring) to produce synthetic oil.
Romania
Raionul Stalin (Stalin city district), Bucharest, Regiunea Stalin (Stalin region), in central Romania (1950–1960) Poiana Stalin, Poiana Braşov (1950–1960)
Slovakia
Stalinov štít (in Slovak, Stalinův štít or štít J. V. Stalina in Czech, Stalin Peak or J. V. Stalin Peak), 1949–1961 – Gerlachov Peak,
Asia
China
Stalin Park – Park Harbin
North America
Canada
Geographic Township of Stalin, before 1986 – Geographic Township of Hansen, Ontario Mount Stalin, before 1987 – Mount Peck, British Columbia
Streets and squares
Former Warsaw Pact
Czech Republic
Stalinova ulice (Stalin Street) – now Vinohradská tř. (from 1962; formerly: Říčanská, Černokostelecká, Jungmannova (1884–1920), Fochova (1920–1940), Schwerinova (1940–1945)), Prague Stalinova ulice – now Starochodovská ul., Prague Stalinova ulice – now Pěkná ul. (1962–1972 Jiráskova ul.), Brno-Chrlice Stalinova ulice – now Americká ul. (Stodolní, Jungmannova, Moskevská, Vítězná), Plzeň Stalinova třída / třída Generalissima Stalina (Stalin Road / Generalissimus Stalin Road) – now Revoluční ul. (formerly Hauptstraße), Krnov, Stalinova třída – now třída Míru, Pardubice Stalinovo náměstí (Stalin Square) – now Palackého nám., Bruntál Stalinovo náměstí – now Masarykovo nám., Ostrava Stalinovo náměstí – now Mariánské nám., Uherský Brod Stalinovy sady (Stalin Park) – now Koliště, Brno-město