Volga River
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The longest river of Europe, the Volga is the principal waterway of Russia.
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Moscow is also seeking the reopening of the ammonia pipeline from Togliatti on the Volga River in western Russia to the Black Sea port of Odesa in Ukraine.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
The man was identified by facial recognition software as 33-year-old Sergei Shirshov, a native of the Volga River city of Saratov.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023
The first Caspian cruise ship, he said, would sail next year from Russia’s Astrakhan region at the Volga River delta.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
Catherine would go on to introduce reforms meant to improve the Russian economy, creating the first state-financed banks and welcoming German settlers to the region of the Volga River to modernize farming practices.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
The 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment was still based at Saratov, using their fast and dangerous solo Yak fighters to defend and protect supplies and transport on the Volga River north of Stalingrad.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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