#Lenini (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924)
#Historical #Ajalooline
Born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, #Russian revolutionary, #Bolshevik, communist politician, owner of a 1916 #RollsRoyce #SilverGhost, and #graphomaniac (55 thick volumes of writings published, see #Säde). #SovietOccupation renaming
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Kaubamaja.

View along Kaubamaja, Tallinn, in the direction of Viru Keskus.

View along Kaubamaja, Tallinn, in the direction of Rävala.

Well-known Tallinn department store called, appropriately, Kaubamaja, in Kaubamaja, Tallinn.

#Kaubamaja (Kaubamaja)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Südalinn
Department store, lit. ‘purchase house’. Renamed (?-1991), along with #Rävala (1950-1991), as #Lenini during the #SovietOccupation.
#Commerce #Kaubandus
#Trades #Kaubandused
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names

#Rävala (Rävala)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Südalinn #Sibulaküla #Maakri
Or #Revalia, historical (±12/13th C) county of #Estonia, later used as name for Tallinn: #Reval. Renamed (1950-1991, along with #Kaubamaja (?-1991), as #Lenini during the #SovietOccupation.
#History #Ajalugu