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But whereas the changes wrought in French by the French Revolution were canceled by the Thermidorean reaction, in the newly formed and freshly named Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (more commonly called the USSR or, in Cyrillic, CCCP ) wholesale changes of toponyms, following changes of personal names, did not really set in till the Soviet Thermidor brought Stalin to dictatorial power.
Not many European-based toponyms in Africa fit in with the theme, but some that do would include Brazzaville , Luderitz , and Pietermaritzburg .
Including terms for artifacts of all kinds that are useful cultural clues, these elements are reflected in toponyms.
Of nine toponyms created to honor Stalin that are listed in the index of a 1954 Soviet atlas not one is included in a 1968 Soviet dictionary of geographic names.
The same can be said of Mexico, where a few words like Reforma and ejido took on new meanings during and after the Revolution but where, with the exception of some street names, toponyms remained largely unaffected: Guadalupe remained Guadalupe , and Monterrey remained Monterrey .