Volgograd

American  

[vol-guh-grad, vohl-, vuhl-guh-graht] / ˈvɒl gəˌgræd, ˈvoʊl-, vəl gʌˈgrɑt /

noun

1. a city in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River: battles in World War II, September 1942–February 1943.

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Volgograd British  

/ ˈvɒlɡəˌɡræd, vəlɡaˈɡrat /

noun

1. Former names: Tsaritsyn, Stalingrad. a port in SW Russia, on the River Volga: scene of a major engagement (1918) during the civil war and again in World War II (1942–43), in which the German forces were defeated; major industrial centre. Pop: 1 016 000 (2005 est)

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Volgograd Cultural  

1. City located in southern Russia, amid the lower Volga and Don Rivers.

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The city is a major commercial and industrial center.

From 1925 to 1961, it was named Stalingrad. During the brutal winter of 1942–1943, a huge German invasion force besieged the city but ultimately failed to take it. The German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II, marking the beginning of the end for the Nazis.

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Vladimir Zakurdaev, a 37-year-old entrepreneur from Cheboksary, Russia, said the strikes on Wildberries warehouses in Penza, Ryazan and Volgograd were devastating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

And Russian online retail giant Wildberries said Friday its logistics facility in Volgograd caught fire after an overnight attack -- the latest in a series of strikes on the company's facilities.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

In Volgograd, the man we spoke to said that if someone signed up today, "I could deploy him tomorrow," and confirmed that Belarus was now a possible destination.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023

Earlier this month, three Kherson prisoners went on a five-day hunger strike to protest their detention in an immigration prison in the southern Russia city of Volgograd.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA news agency that it was important not to forget what President Vladimir Putin had said in Volgograd on Thursday.

From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2023