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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.

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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

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

The center of Russia’s chemical-weapons universe — past and present — is an industrial complex in Shikhany, a small town on the west bank of the Volga River, just upstream from the city of Saratov.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2022

A camel named Pashka carried water to the base from the Volga River.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein