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Post-soviet cities by their former names

Guess the modern names of these cities! All or most are contained within the former soviet union.
Uses citypopulation.de for population data, may not be accurate around "population-sensitive" areas such as in ukraine.
For cities with multiple former soviet names, the most recent one is chosen.
Cities that still retain their respective soviet name will not be included.
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Last updated: September 14, 2023
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First submittedSeptember 14, 2023
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Soviet-era name
Country
Population
Modern name
Leningrad
Russia
5,601,911
St. Petersburg
Alma-Ata
Kazakhstan
2,147,113
Almaty
Sverdlovsk
Russia
1,544,376
Yekaterinburg
Tselinograd
Kazakhstan
1,340,782
Astana
Gorky
Russia
1,226,076
Nizhny Novgorod
Stalingrad
Russia
1,028,036
Volgograd
Aktyubinsk
Kazakhstan
556,976
Aktobe
Dzhambul
Kazakhstan
425,959
Taraz
Soviet-era name
Country
Population
Modern name
Voroshilovgrad
Ukraine
397,677
Luhansk
Semipalatinsk
Kazakhstan
306,838
Semey
Shevchenko
Kazakhstan
261,907
Aktau
Kaliningrad (not prussian)
Russia
228,095
Korolyov
Novgorod
Russia
224,286
Veliky Novgorod
Kirovohrad
Ukraine
219,676
Kropyvnytskyi
Arzamas-16
Russia
93,357
Sarov
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