The city of Stalingrad, which was renamed Volgograd in 1961, has regained its wartime name for the event, following a council decision.

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An unknown number of Soviet civilians perished in the to-and-fro of the armies, and in the ruins of the city (present-day Volgograd).

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Fifty-four soldiers have fled their base in Volgograd, complaining of bullying.

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Under the decision, passed by the council on Wednesday, the title "Hero City Stalingrad" will be used during commemorations as "a symbol of Volgograd".

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Volgograd council has restored the name for six days a year.

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Doggedly, Mrs Yudina continued printing it in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), 320 kilometres (200 miles) away, and copies of the newspaper were brought into Kalmykia by car.

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