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Zhdanov

Zhda nov |ˈZHdänəf ˈʒdɑnɔv | former name (1948 –89 ) of Mariupol. ORIGIN named after the Soviet Politburo official Andrei Zhdanov (1896 –1948 ), the defender of Leningrad during the siege of 1941 –44.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Zhdanov

Zhdanov |ˈʒdɑːnɒf | former name (1948 –89 ) for Mariupol. ORIGIN named after the Soviet Politburo official Andrei Zhdanov, the defender of Leningrad during the siege of 1941 –4.