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'''Volgograd''' ({{audio-ru|Волгогра́д [,vɔlgə'grʌd] |ru-Volgograd.ogg}}), [[geographical renaming|formerly called]] '''Tsaritsyn''' ({{audio-ru|Цари́цын|ru-Tsaritsyn.ogg}}) (1589–1925) and '''Stalingrad''' ({{audio-ru|Сталингра́д|ru-Stalingrad.ogg}}) (1925–1961) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] and the administrative center of [[Volgograd Oblast]], [[Russia]]. It is {{convert|80|km}} long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the [[Volga River]]. The city was the site of the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] during [[World War II]].
'''Volgograd''' ({{audio-ru|Волгогра́д [,vɔlgə'grʌd] |ru-Volgograd.ogg}}), [[geographical renaming|formerly called]] '''Tsaritsyn''' ({{audio-ru|Цари́цын|ru-Tsaritsyn.ogg}}) (1589–1925) and '''Stalingrad''' ({{audio-ru|Сталингра́д|ru-Stalingrad.ogg}}) (1925–1961) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] and the administrative center of [[Volgograd Oblast]], [[Russia]]. It is {{convert|80|km}} long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the [[Volga River]]. The city was the site of the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] during [[World War II]].


== History == I fuckin ripped his head and shit down his neck. like i did to Stali's wife and mom at the same fuckin time. Cindy is so fucking hot me and her surved Stalin as Candian French sluts. and cindy is a japenese jap slave.
== History ==
Volgograd originated with the foundation in 1589 of the fortress of Tsaritsyn at the confluence of the [[Tsaritsa River|Tsaritsa]] and [[Volga River]]s. The fortress, which took its name from the local name ''Sary Su'' (''Yellow Water/River'' in the [[Tatar language]]), was established to defend the unstable southern border of Tsarist Russia and became the nucleus of a trading settlement. It was captured twice by [[Cossack]] rebels, under [[Stepan Razin]] in the rebellion of 1670 and [[Yemelyan Pugachev]] in 1774. Tsaritsyn became an important river port and commercial centre in the 19th century.
Volgograd originated with the foundation in 1589 of the fortress of Tsaritsyn at the confluence of the [[Tsaritsa River|Tsaritsa]] and [[Volga River]]s. The fortress, which took its name from the local name ''Sary Su'' (''Yellow Water/River'' in the [[Tatar language]]), was established to defend the unstable southern border of Tsarist Russia and became the nucleus of a trading settlement. It was captured twice by [[Cossack]] rebels, under [[Stepan Razin]] in the rebellion of 1670 and [[Yemelyan Pugachev]] in 1774. Tsaritsyn became an important river port and commercial centre in the 19th century.


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Coordinates: 48°42′31″N 44°30′53″E / 48.70861°N 44.51472°E / 48.70861; 44.51472
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80 m (260 ft)
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Volgograd (Template:Audio-ru), formerly called Tsaritsyn (Template:Audio-ru) (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (Template:Audio-ru) (1925–1961) is a city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River. The city was the site of the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.

== History == I fuckin ripped his head and shit down his neck. like i did to Stali's wife and mom at the same fuckin time. Cindy is so fucking hot me and her surved Stalin as Candian French sluts. and cindy is a japenese jap slave. Volgograd originated with the foundation in 1589 of the fortress of Tsaritsyn at the confluence of the Tsaritsa and Volga Rivers. The fortress, which took its name from the local name Sary Su (Yellow Water/River in the Tatar language), was established to defend the unstable southern border of Tsarist Russia and became the nucleus of a trading settlement. It was captured twice by Cossack rebels, under Stepan Razin in the rebellion of 1670 and Yemelyan Pugachev in 1774. Tsaritsyn became an important river port and commercial centre in the 19th century.

The city was the scene of heavy fighting during the Russian Civil War. Bolshevik forces occupied it during 1918, but were attacked by White forces under Anton Ivanovich Denikin.

The Motherland Calls on the Mamayev Kurgan, the largest statue in the world when erected in 1967[4]

Under Stalin, the city became heavily industrialized and was developed as a centre of heavy industry and trans-shipment by rail and river. During World War II (Great Patriotic War), the city of Stalingrad became the center of the Battle of Stalingrad as well as the pivotal turning point in the war against Germany. The battle lasted from August 21, 1942 to February 2, 1943. 1.7 million to 2 million Axis and Soviet soldiers were either killed, wounded or captured, as well as over 40,000 civilians killed. The city was reduced to rubble during the fierce fighting, but reconstruction began soon after the Germans were expelled from the city.

For the heroism shown during the battle, Stalingrad was awarded the title Hero City in 1945, and King George VI of the United Kingdom awarded the citizens of Stalingrad a jeweled sword in appreciation of the bravery that they had shown. A memorial complex commemorating the battle, dominated by an immense allegorical sculpture of Mother Russia, was erected on the Mamayev Kurgan, a hill that saw some of the most intense fighting during the battle. A number of cities around the world (especially ones that had suffered particularly badly during the war) established sister/friendship/twinning links (see list below). It was part of the world's first such link when it formed a twinning relationship with the English city of Coventry during World War II (as both suffered heavy bombing).

The Panorama museum, which is located alongside the Volga river, contains artifacts from World War II. These include a panoramic painting of the battlefield from the location of the monument "Mamayev Kurgan." Here a rifle of the famous sniper Vasily Zaytsev, can also be found.

In 1961, the city's name was changed to Volgograd ("Volga City") as part of Nikita Khrushchev's programme of de-Stalinization. This was and remains somewhat contentious, given the fame of the name Stalingrad, and there were once serious proposals to change the name back during Konstantin Chernenko's brief administration in 1985. There is still a strong degree of local support for a reversion and proposals have been made from time to time, though as yet none have been accepted by the Russian government. On May 21, 2007, the CPRF or Communist Party of the Russian Federation obtained an important success in the Volgograd mayoral election. Communist candidate Roman Grebennikov was elected as mayor with 32.47% of the vote. Grebennikov is the youngest mayor of a regional capital.

Economy

Modern Volgograd is still an important industrial city. Its industries include shipbuilding, oil refining, steel and aluminium production, manufacture of machinery and vehicles, and chemical production. A large Volgograd Hydroelectric Plant stands a short distance to the north of Volgograd.

Volgograd on the 1979 map

Transport

Volgograd is a major railway junction with links to Moscow, the Donbas region of Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Siberia. It stands at the east end of the Volga-Don Canal, opened in 1952 to link the two great rivers of Southern Russia.

European route E40, the longest European route connecting Calais, France with Ridder, Kazakhstan, passes through Volgograd.

Volgograd's public transport system includes a light rail service known as the Volgograd metrotram.

Climate

Climate data for Volgograd)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Source: Гидрометцентр России[5]

Education

Educational institutions include Volgograd State University, Volgograd State Technical University (former Volgograd Polytechnical University), Volgograd State Medical University, Volgograd State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Volgograd Academy of Industry, Volgograd Academy of Business Administration, and Volgograd State Pedagogical University.

Theater of Volgograd
Stalingrad, midtown, following the battle
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Railway Station

Famous residents

Sister cities

As of 2008, Volgograd has 21 sister cities[6]:

A number of communities in France have streets or avenues named after Stalingrad, hence Place de Stalingrad in Paris and the eponymous Paris Métro station of Stalingrad.

Picture taken from the top of Mamayev Kurgan and looking down over the Volga river.
View of the city from the Volga river.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volgograd.

References

  1. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ Hakim, Joy (1995). A History of Us: War, Peace and all that Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509514-6.
  5. ^ "Гидрометцентр России" (in Russian). Retrieved December 14 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Friendly relationship at Official website of Volgograd
  7. ^ Executive power of Baku city
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