им. Г.В. Плеханова

I know what им. means, but not sure the best way to translate it nicely into English.

I usually do this:

Ленинградский горный институт им. Г.В. Плеханова

The G.V. Plekhanov Leningrad mining institute.

or the Leningrad G.V. Plekhanov Mining Institute.

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Originally Posted by TATY

The G.V. Plekhanov Leningrad mining institute.

or the Leningrad G.V. Plekhanov Mining Institute.

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It's difficult to choose since it's necessary to have the sense of English language to answer, not Russian. But I like the former more

Ленинградский горный институт им. В.Г. Плеханова

Leningrad mining institute named after V.G. Plekhanov.

Всероссийский электротехнический институт имени В.И. Ленина

All-Russian electrotechnical institute named after V.I. Lenin.

I think it's really just a matter of taste; either of these would work if you ask me:
GV Plekhanov Mining Institute at Leningrad
Leningrad M I in the honor of GV Plekhanov
Leningrad MI named for GVP

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Originally Posted by Kozlov/Козлов

Ленинградский горный институт им. В.Г. Плеханова

Leningrad mining institute named after V.G. Plekhanov.

Всероссийский электротехнический институт имени В.И. Ленина

All-Russian electrotechnical institute named after V.I. Lenin.

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In English that doesn't sound very good though. I know that's what it's literally means, but I don't like putting it in my translations.

WTF?

I think it's nothing like this construction is the only right here:

The Plekhanov Leningrad Mining Institute

Since mostly имени кого-либо is renedered this way.

I concur with Rtyom that TATY's first examples are the most appropriate because most names containing 'имени' are generally translated that way.
For instance, how would you translate: Метрополитен им. В.И. Ленина?