Leninsk (Russian: Ле́нинск) is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River, 78 kilometers (48 mi) east of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast.

It was founded in 1802 as the village of Prishibinskoye (Пришибинское) and was later renamed Prishib (Пришиб).

[citation needed] It was renamed Leninsk in 1919 and granted town status in 1963.

[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Leninsk serves as the administrative center of Leninsky District.

[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Leninsk is incorporated within Leninsky Municipal District as Leninsk Urban Settlement.