January 26, 1924 Petrograd became Leningrad. And what else was marked in the life of the city in 1924? The strongest flood and the death of a famous ballerina, labor achievements and high-profile trials... This was the year when pioneers and "Spartacists" marched through the city, when skiers could be found even on the main streets of the city, and oranges became an adored delicacy of the townspeople.