Question: What was the former name of st petersburg russia?

Disambiguated questions and answers:
context: After the October Revolution the name "Red Petrograd" ("Красный Петроград", "Krasny Petrograd") was often used in newspapers and other prints until the city was renamed "Leningrad" in January 1924.
question: What was the name of st petersburg russia changed to on  26 January 1924 ?
short_answers: Leningrad
wikipage: Saint Petersburg
context: A proponent of westernising Russia, Peter the Great, who established the city, originally named it Sankt-Pieter-Burch (Сан(к)т-Питер-Бурхъ) in Dutch manner and later its spelling was standardised as Sankt-Peterburg (Санкт-Петербу́ргъ; the Russian name lacks the letter "s" between "Peter" and "burg") under German influence. On 1 September 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, the Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd (), meaning "Peter's city", in order to expunge the German words "Sankt" and "Burg". On 26 January 1924, shortly after the death of Vladimir Lenin, it was renamed to Leningrad (), meaning "Lenin's City". On 6 September 1991, the original name, Sankt-Peterburg, was returned by citywide referendum. Today, in English the city is known as "Saint Petersburg". Local residents often refer to the city by its shortened nickname, Piter ().
question: What was the original name of st petersburg russia?
short_answers: Sankt-Pieter-Burch
wikipage: Saint Petersburg
context: A proponent of westernising Russia, Peter the Great, who established the city, originally named it Sankt-Pieter-Burch (Сан(к)т-Питер-Бурхъ) in Dutch manner and later its spelling was standardised as Sankt-Peterburg (Санкт-Петербу́ргъ; the Russian name lacks the letter "s" between "Peter" and "burg") under German influence. On 1 September 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, the Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd (), meaning "Peter's city", in order to expunge the German words "Sankt" and "Burg". On 26 January 1924, shortly after the death of Vladimir Lenin, it was renamed to Leningrad (), meaning "Lenin's City". On 6 September 1991, the original name, Sankt-Peterburg, was returned by citywide referendum. Today, in English the city is known as "Saint Petersburg". Local residents often refer to the city by its shortened nickname, Piter ().
question: How was the spelling of the original name of  st petersburg russia standardised ?
short_answers: Sankt-Peterburg
wikipage: Saint Petersburg
context: A proponent of westernising Russia, Peter the Great, who established the city, originally named it Sankt-Pieter-Burch (Сан(к)т-Питер-Бурхъ) in Dutch manner and later its spelling was standardised as Sankt-Peterburg (Санкт-Петербу́ргъ; the Russian name lacks the letter "s" between "Peter" and "burg") under German influence. On 1 September 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, the Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd (), meaning "Peter's city", in order to expunge the German words "Sankt" and "Burg". On 26 January 1924, shortly after the death of Vladimir Lenin, it was renamed to Leningrad (), meaning "Lenin's City". On 6 September 1991, the original name, Sankt-Peterburg, was returned by citywide referendum. Today, in English the city is known as "Saint Petersburg". Local residents often refer to the city by its shortened nickname, Piter ().
question: What was the name of st petersburg russia changed to on  6 September 1991?
short_answers: Sankt-Peterburg
wikipage: Saint Petersburg

Long-form answers:
knowledge: content: On 26 January 1924, shortly after the death of Vladimir Lenin, it was renamed to Leningrad.
wikipage: Saint Petersburg
content: On 6 September 1991, the original name, Sankt-Peterburg, was returned by citywide referendum.
wikipage: Saint Petersburg
content: A proponent of westernising Russia, Peter the Great, the then Tsar, who established the city, originally named it Sankt-Pieter-Burch  in Dutch manner and later its spelling was standardized as Sankt-Peterburg under German influence
wikipage: Saint Petersburg
long_answer: Saint Petersburg, originally named it Sankt-Pieter-Burch in the Dutch manner and later its spelling was standardized as Sankt-Peterburg, was renamed to Leningrad on 26 January 1924 shortly after the death of Vladimir Lenin. On 6 September 1991, the original name, Sankt-Peterburg, was returned by citywide referendum.