Volga River

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1. River in western Russia, originating in hills northwest of Moscow and flowing generally southeastward for more than 2,200 miles before emptying into the Caspian Sea.

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The longest river of Europe, the Volga is the principal waterway of Russia.

Example Sentences

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

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

Instead, they’d be protecting the strategic city of Saratov on the banks of the Volga River.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein