Volga River
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The longest river of Europe, the Volga is the principal waterway of Russia.
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People gathered in the main square of Ufa, the main city of Bashkortostan, a region spread between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains, dancing and singing folk songs.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
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
With their help, Russia established steamship lines, and as early as 1820 steamships were regularly traveling the Volga River, Russia’s main waterway.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The Engels airfield, on the Volga River in southern Russia, is a base for some of Russia’s long-range, nuclear-capable bombers, including the Tupolev-160 and Tupolev-95.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022
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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