The Hero Cities of the Soviet Union and the Hero Fortress
The top 3 according to 7 votes from people: Leningrad · Sevastopol · Volgograd. (Updated Apr 6, 2024.)
The honorary title "Hero City" was given in the USSR to cities whose defenders showed outstanding heroism in the Second World War. The twelve cities and the Brest Fortress in the order they received the title: from Leningrad, Odesa, Sevastopol, Volgograd, Kyiv and Moscow in 1965 to Murmansk and Smolensk in 1985.
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Top 13
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1
Leningrad
Title conferred on 8 May 1965. Saint Petersburg since 1991; endured an 872-day siege.
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2
Sevastopol
Title conferred on 8 May 1965.
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3
Volgograd
Title conferred on 8 May 1965. Called Stalingrad until 1961; site of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Kyiv
Title conferred on 8 May 1965.
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Moscow
Title conferred on 8 May 1965.
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6
Smolensk
Title conferred on 6 May 1985.
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Odesa
Title conferred on 8 May 1965.
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Brest Fortress
Title conferred on 8 May 1965. The only "Hero Fortress".
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9
Kerch
Title conferred on 14 September 1973.
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10
Minsk
Title conferred on 26 June 1974.
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11
Tula
Title conferred on 7 December 1976.
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12
Murmansk
Title conferred on 6 May 1985.
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13
Novorossiysk
Title conferred on 14 September 1973.
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