Volgograd - Wikipedia
Volgograd (Russian: Волгоград, IPA: [vəlɡɐˈɡrat] ⓘ), formerly Tsaritsyn (Царицын; IPA: [tsɐˈrʲitsɨn]) (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (Сталинград; IPA: [stəlʲɪnˈɡrat] ⓘ) (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
Volgograd Oblast - Wikipedia
Volgograd Oblast (Russian: Волгоградская область, IPA: [vəɫɡɐˈgratskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the lower Volga region of Southern Russia. Its administrative center is Volgograd. The population of the oblast was 2,500,781 in …
The Motherland Calls - Wikipedia
The Motherland Calls (Russian: Родина-мать зовёт!, romanised: Rodina-mat' zovyot!) is a colossal neoclassicist and socialist realist war memorial sculpture on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia.Designed primarily by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich with assistance from architect Yakov Belopolsky, the concrete sculpture commemorates the casualties of the Battle …
Volgograd | Russia, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
5 days ago · Volgograd, city and administrative centre of Volgograd oblast (region), southwestern Russia, on the Volga River. It was founded as the fortress of Tsaritsyn in 1589 to protect newly acquired Russian territory along the Volga.
Volgograd Map - Volgograd Oblast, Russia - Mapcarta
Volgograd is a large city along the west bank of the Volga River in Southern Russia. Volgograd has about 1,030,000 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
Google Map of Volgograd, Russian Federation - Nations Online Project
The city is located in the flatland zone between the Volga and the Don Rivers, two major rivers in European Russia. The city's urban area extends about 60 km (37 mi) along the western bank of the Volga river. Volgograd is the administrative center (capital) of Volgograd Oblast (province).
Volgograd - Encyclopedia.com
May 18, 2018 · Volgograd (vôlgəgrät´), formerly Stalingrad, city (1989 pop. 999,000), capital of Volgograd region, SE European Russia, a port on the Volga River and the eastern terminus of the Volga-Don Canal. As a transshipment point, the port handles oil, coal, ore, lumber, and fish.
Interesting Volgograd Facts You Should Know - Culture Trip
May 17, 2018 · Volgograd was a strategic stronghold during the Second World War, a conflict which remains imprinted on the city. Discover Volgograd’s tumultuous past through these fascinating facts.
Volgograd - Wikitravel
Jul 30, 2022 · Volgograd (Russian: Волгогра́д vuhl-gah-GRAHD) used to be called Stalingrad. It lies along the west bank of the Volga River in Southern Russia . It was the scene of one of the most important and bloodiest battles of the Second World War.
Volgograd – Wikipedie
Volgograd (rusky Волгогра́д), od 10. dubna 1925 do 7. listopadu 1961 a ve dnech významných výročí [p 1] nazýván Stalingrad (rusky Сталингра́д), v letech 1589–1925 Caricyn (rusky Цари́цын), je město v Ruské federaci na jihu její evropské části.