Stalin - Bad guy. Horrible guy.
Stalingrad’s defenders - Heroes whose sacrifice should not be forgotten.
So, yeah. I can see Putin’s point here.
Now, if he had named the airport “Stalin International Airport”, that would be something altogether different.
Next up. Renaming the St Petersburg airport to Leningrad.
Soviets gonna Soviets.
They lost at least 1.5 times as many people as we did in all of WWII there, same for the krauts. And that doesn’t count those that went into captivity and never came back.
Remembering that battle is legitimate. Renaming the city to that Stalin era name would be bad, but this is fine.
The scale and misery of that battle on both sides is nearly beyond our comprehension. Reminders are good.
I agree.