Upon his death, the city of Izhevsk was renamed after him.
By 1956 all stalin towns and cities were renamed worldwide.
The city was renamed Philippopolis in dedication to the emperor.
The city was renamed Arbūnah and turned into a military base for future operations.
From 1919 until 1927, the city was renamed Poltoratsk after a local revolutionary.
The city was renamed as Stalinabad between 1931 and 1961.
Before his death, it was proposed that the city of Silay be renamed after him, but he refused.
In the last century the city has been renamed several times.
Most major cities and towns were renamed, but Bulawayo, the country's second city, was not.
The city had been renamed from "Idlewood" during the construction of the campus.