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Volgograd

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Volgograd (Russian: Волгоград) used to be called Stalingrad. It lies along the west bank of the Volga River in Southern Russia. It was the scene of one of the most important and bloodiest battles of the Second World War.

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[edit] Get in

Volgograd International Airport (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Волгоград) (Template:IATA), [1](Russian only).

Volgograd Metrotram, [2]. Light rail service.


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Was founded in 1589. First name was Tsaritsyn, then Stalingrad (1925) and now Volgograd (since 1961).

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  • Mamayev Kurgan — the site of one of the twentieth century's most important battles: Battle of Stalingrad. This huge memorial is located on top of a large hill overlooking Volgograd and the Volga River. The name derives from the hill's supposed status as the grave of Mamai, a famous Tatar Khan and general (kurgan is a Tatar word meaning burial mound).

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  • Arca
  • Grand Cafe
  • Grand Pizza
  • Volgograd
  • Mario
  • McDonalds.

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