Volga River
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The longest river of Europe, the Volga is the principal waterway of Russia.
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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
Finally, near the banks of the southern Volga River, the Middlebury team looked at Saratov-63, a nuclear arms storage site for long-range missiles as well as Russia’s air force.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022
Once the Germans captured the Volga River and destroyed the Soviet Union’s defenses, they could head north to get at Moscow.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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