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.

Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative ...

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.

Nowhere is the Volga River more hallowed than in the city named after it: Volgograd, better known as Stalingrad, site of one of World War II's most important, and bloodiest, battles. Today ...

The 2,300-mile Volga River is Russia's pride and lifeblood. It provides water, power and transport and has played a key role in Russia's history. Now, in post-Soviet times, the river and its ...

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, ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Samara is a city defined by the vast Volga River, which has held a unique position in Russian culture for hundreds of years. It's been depicted in some of the country's most famous ...

1 of 1 — Floating through the Volga River delta as it approaches the Caspian Sea. Astrakhan is the last major city downstream on the Volga River, on the edge of a delta reaching into the Caspian ...