Complex sentence: The town was transferred from German to Russian control in 1945 at the end of World War II. The town was renamed from "Friedland" to "Pravdinsk" ("Pravda " meaning"Truth" in Russian).
Split into simpler sentences: The town was transferred from German to Russian control at the end of World War II in 1945. It was renamed from "Friedland" to "Pravdinsk" ("Pravda " meaning"truth" in Russian).