This is the 9400th most frequent Russian word.
тольятти
"Tольятти" (Tolyatti) is a city in Russia.
In this sentence, "Тольятти" is used as a proper noun, referring to the name of the city.
Тольятти — это город в России.
Tolyatti is a city in Russia.
Here, "Тольятти" is employed as the destination of the planned travel, maintaining its proper noun use but in the context of a movement or direction.
Я планирую поехать в Тольятти этим летом.
I plan to travel to Tolyatti this summer.
In this example, "Тольятти" identifies the location where the AvtoVAZ factory is based, serving to give geographical context.