g range Voronezh-DM radar Voronezh radar was commissioned to monitor missile launches within about 6,000 km. It is situated in the settlement of Pionersky(formerly German Neukuhren) in Kaliningrad Oblast.
Changing Kaliningrad's name
K�nigsberg was renamed Kaliningrad in 1946 after the death of Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Mikhail Kalinin, one of the original Bolsheviks. Today, there is some debate as to whether to revert the name of the city back to "K�nigsberg" in the same way that several other Russian cities have reverted to their pre-Soviet names, e.g. Saint Petersburgand Tver, which were known in the Soviet era as Leningrad and Kalinin, respectively. "Kyonig"(?????, a shortened form of "K�nigsberg" via Russian) is often used in advertisements for tourism companies in the region. Another possibility would be to give it a Russian name based on its historic designation in other Slavic languages, such as "Korolevets".
Others have suggested slightly modifying the city's name to "Kalinograd", thus removing its overtly Soviet connotation. The Kalina, or Guelder Rose is a plant which possesses sacred connotations within Slavic folklore. The Kalina is a common motif found in scores of traditional folk songs, particularly those symbolizing youth and innocence, as well as those associated with weddings and funerals
