from various Soviet Union republics.
Now, Kaliningrad has become the central city within the Kaliningrad region. It’s an ice-free port, the only Russian port located on the Baltic Sea. The name Kaliningrad was given from Mikhail Kalinin, former Soviet Chairman of the All-Union Executive Committee, former chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, and member of the Politburo. In 1946 he died. Following his death, the former German city was renamed in his honor.
The changeable history of the city influenced it’s architecture. Visitors can see a unique combination of architectural styles in the city. Here, you can see a medieval gothic cathedral neighboring Soviet betony buildings. Fundamental Nazi Reich architecture can be found near an Orthodox cathedral in Byzantium style on a French-influenced Square. Metal-and-glass constructions try to compete with German neoclassical buildings from end of the 19th -beginning of 20th centuries.
The population of Kaliningrad was formed from colonists from all over the Soviet Union Republics, mostly Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and Lithuanians. The government invited the population to the empty and destroyed city after World War II. Many benefits, including free land were promised to the new inhabitants.
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