Russia’s mighty Volga river stretches 2,193 miles (3,530 kilometers) from the northwest of Moscow down to the Caspian Sea in the south. It’s the country’s principle waterway and the historic ...

From the monasteries immersed in the Taiga forests, to the cities suspended between ancient and modern—the journey across the Volga River recounts the Russian spirit.

Final of five parts. Astrakhan is the last major city downstream on the Volga River, on the edge of a delta reaching into the Caspian Sea. This is the spawning ground for beluga and its cousin ...

While Russians were celebrating the New Year, the city of Saratov on the Volga River grew fivefold and, thus, became the second largest city in the country after Moscow, displacing St. Petersburg.

The 2,300-mile Mother Volga, a river of history, folklore, song and art, ... As the Volga undulates its way past cities, it seems to follow the course of this post-Soviet divide.

Sailing the Volga to Russias cities, ... I mean a cruise in Russia, where I spent 11 nights traveling up the Volga on a 400-foot river ship. The ship, the Viking Surkov, ...

Europe's longest river stretches for an astonishing 2,193 miles across only one country and has long been considered a symbol of national unity.. The source of the Volga River stands in the Valdai ...

Foundation "Without rivers as without hands" 23 October 2023 21:32 On May 20, 2023, the action "Tribute to the Volga on the Day of the Volga" was held to assess the quality of river water of the Volga ...