"chemical pollution have adversely affected the river and its habitats. The fertile river valley provides large quantities of wheat, and also has many mineral riches. A substantial petroleum industry centers on the Volga valley. Other resources include natural gas, salt, and potash. The Volga Delta and the nearby Caspian Sea offer superb fishing grounds. Astrakhan, at the delta, is the center of the caviar industry. A number of large hydroelectric reservoirs were constructed on the Volga during the Soviet era. They are: The area downstream of the Volga, widely believed to have been a cradle of the Proto-Indo-European civilization, was"
"still maintains a flax enterprise and a sewing factory. The town's industries now include a plant producing reinforced concrete works, a woodworking industry, and their cultural pride, the ""Istoki"" factory. ""Istoki"" is an artistic trade that involves making works of traditional embroidery, both by hand and by machine, to make patterns influenced by the ancient art from the Volga region. Puchezh Puchezh () is a port town and the administrative center of Puchezhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the west side of the Volga River, east of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: It was first"
"Cheboksary Cheboksary (; ; , ""Šupaškar"") is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River. Population: The city is located in the Volga Upland region and stands on the shore of the Cheboksary Reservoir. Its area is . The satellite city of Novocheboksarsk is located about east of Cheboksary. It was first mentioned in written sources in 1469, when Russian soldiers passed here on their way to the Khanate of Kazan. According to archaeological excavations, however, the area had been populated considerably earlier. The site hosted a Bulgarian city of Veda Suvar, which appeared after"
"town has several schools. Mariinsky Posad Mariinsky Posad (; , ""Sĕntĕrvărri"") is a town and the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, east of Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,088. It was first mentioned in 1620 as the ""selo"" of Sundyr (), named after the Sundyrka River (a tributary of the Volga). It was granted town status and renamed Mariinsky Posad after Empress consort Maria Alexandrovna in 1856. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mariinsky Posad serves as"
"no passenger navigation. Krasavino, Veliky Ustyug, Vologda Oblast Krasavino () is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of oblast significance of Veliky Ustyug in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, northeast of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast, and north of Veliky Ustyug proper. Population: The town is home to one of the oldest flax-processing factory in Russia, established in 1848 by Pyotr Lyurs, when Krasavino was still a ""selo"". Lyurs was not able to get enough profit from the linum production and sold the factory to Yakov Gribanov."
"Mariinsky Posad Mariinsky Posad (; , ""Sĕntĕrvărri"") is a town and the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, east of Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,088. It was first mentioned in 1620 as the ""selo"" of Sundyr (), named after the Sundyrka River (a tributary of the Volga). It was granted town status and renamed Mariinsky Posad after Empress consort Maria Alexandrovna in 1856. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mariinsky Posad serves as the administrative center of"
"Nizhny Novgorod is on the Volga River, at its confluence with the Oka River. During the 20th century, the city developed polycentrically. The historic city centre (including the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin), including most of its administrative, cultural, and educational facilities, is on the high, hilly bank of the Oka. The low, flat, opposite bank contains most of the city's industries and some large residential districts grouped around Kanavino. Kanavino also has the city's central railway station and the largest urban transport hubs; Sormovo's largest industries are the Krasnoye Sormovo plant and Avtozavod (GAZ). Faced with such a geographical arrangement, the"
"sails under Russian flag, and her home port is currently Nizhny Novgorod. Captain of the ""Valerian Kuybyshev"" (2014) is Aleksandr Gribov. The ship has two restaurants: Ladoga and Onega, two bars, solarium, sauna and resting area. Valerian Kuybyshev (ship) The Valerian Kuybyshev () is a ""Valerian Kuybyshev""-class (92-016, OL400) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin. The ship was built by Slovenské Lodenice at their shipyard in Komárno, Czechoslovakia and entered service in 1976. She was named after prominent Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev. At 3,950 tonnes, ""Valerian Kuybyshev"" is one of the world's biggest river cruise"
"status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, together with two rural localities in Khvalynsky District, is incorporated within Khvalynsky Municipal District as Khvalynsk Urban Settlement. Khvalynsk is the birthplace of the artist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, whose museum was established in the town in 1995. Khvalynsk Khvalynsk () is a river port town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located by the Volga River. Population: 16,000 (1974). Its name (as well as the old name of the Caspian Sea, ""Khvalyn Sea"") is derived from the name ""Khwalis"" for the inhabitants of Khwarezm. The Khvalynsk culture"
"As of 1997, the major industrial enterprises in the settlement were a laboratory glassware and tools plant, a bakery, as well as various construction and timber factories. The settlement serves as a railway station on the Kazan–Kanash line. In 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Russian (69.0%), followed by Tatars (26.3%) and Chuvash (1.8%). Vasilyevo, Zelenodolsky District, Republic of Tatarstan Vasilyevo (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Zelenodolsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River (Kuybyshev Reservoir), east of Zelenodolsk, the administrative center of the district. As"
"Krasavino, Veliky Ustyug, Vologda Oblast Krasavino () is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of oblast significance of Veliky Ustyug in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, northeast of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast, and north of Veliky Ustyug proper. Population: The town is home to one of the oldest flax-processing factory in Russia, established in 1848 by Pyotr Lyurs, when Krasavino was still a ""selo"". Lyurs was not able to get enough profit from the linum production and sold the factory to Yakov Gribanov. Under Gribanov, Krasavino"
"only enterprise in Nadvoitsy was the Nadvoitsy Aluminum Plant which belonged to the Rusal group. In 2013, the aluminum production became unprofitable, and the plant stopped operation, with the prospective of being scrapped. Most of the population in Nadvoitsy is unemployed. There is a railway station on the railway connecting Petrozavodsk and Murmansk, with infrequent passenger traffic. Nadvoitsy Nadvoitsy (; ; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Vygozero, north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population"
"on sturgeon fishing in the Caspian Sea has led to the development of aquaculture as an economically viable means of commercial caviar production. In recent years Transnistria built and put into operation a modern sturgeon complex for caviar production, producing natural black caviar of sterlet, bester, Russian sturgeon, and beluga. The design capacity of the fish-breeding zone is equal to 50-80 tons of commodity fish and 5 tons of caviar a year. China has emerged as the leading producer, accounting for 60% of the world production in caviar. The largest caviar company in the world is the Chinese brand Kaluga"
"Puchezh Puchezh () is a port town and the administrative center of Puchezhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the west side of the Volga River, east of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: It was first mentioned as Puchishche ""sloboda"" in 1594. In the 19th century, it became a center for the grain industry and the flax trade. In 1862, a major thread-producing plant was founded. Nearby Ivanovo's weaving industry was fed off of Puchezh's flax trade and a large number of female workers would move there seeking employment. In 1952, Gorky Reservoir flooded, putting the"
"the headwaters of the Volga. The east-west routes are the Volga, the Sukhona route across the center, a northerly route parallel to the Arctic coast and the Arctic. The Northern Dvina drains the center and flows northeast into the White Sea. In the east the Pechora River flows northwest-north to the Arctic and the Kama River flows southwest to the Volga bend at Kazan. Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks: (this was the main axis of Kievan Rus'). From the site of Saint Petersburg (founded in 1703) east up the Neva River to Lake Ladoga, south up the"
"century, the Volkhov was a heavily populated trade artery of the Varangian-dominated Rus' Khaganate. It was a vital part of the most important trade route connecting Northern Europe to the Orient, by way of the Volga (Volga trade route) and Dnieper (trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks). The ancient Russian capital Staraya Ladoga and one of the most significant Russian medieval cities Velikiy Novgorod are located along the Volkhov. After entering the Volkhov near Gorchakovshchina and Lyubsha, commercial vessels of the Vikings cast anchor at the major trade emporium of Aldeigja (Ladoga). Then they rowed upstream past a"
"Zvenigovo Zvenigovo (; , ""Provoi"") is a town and the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, south of Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 11,946. It was founded in 1860 and granted urban-type settlement status in 1927 and town status in 1974. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zvenigovo serves as the administrative center of Zvenigovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the village of Chuvash-Otary), incorporated within Zvenigovsky District as the"
"automotive plants in Saint Petersburg too. Automotive and auto-parts industry is on the rise there during the last decade. Saint Petersburg is the location of a significant brewery and distillery industry. It is known as the ""beer capital"" of Russia, due to the supply and quality of local water, contributing over 30% of the domestic production of beer with its five large-scale breweries including Europe's second largest brewery Baltika, Vena (both operated by BBH), Heineken Brewery, Stepan Razin (both by Heineken) and Tinkoff brewery (SUN-InBev). The city has a lot of local distilleries that produce a broad range of vodka"
"to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Navashino is incorporated as Navashinsky Urban Okrug. Until May 2015, the town served as the administrative center of Navashinsky District and, within the framework of administrative divisions, was incorporated within that district as a town of district significance. As a municipal division, it was incorporated as Navashino Urban Settlement within Navashinsky Municipal District. OAO ""Okskaya Sudoverf"" is headquartered in Navashino. The shipbuilding company, originating from a local shipyard founded in 1907, builds boats for Volga and sea navigation. Some of their tankers are to be"
"Khvalynsk Khvalynsk () is a river port town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located by the Volga River. Population: 16,000 (1974). Its name (as well as the old name of the Caspian Sea, ""Khvalyn Sea"") is derived from the name ""Khwalis"" for the inhabitants of Khwarezm. The Khvalynsk culture is named after the town. It was founded in 1556 as a Russian outpost on the Sosnovy Island on the Volga. In 1606, the whole settlement was relocated to the spot of today's Khvalynsk and came to be known as Sosnovy Ostrov (, lit. ""pine island""). In 1780, the settlement was granted"
"the question. The most developed industries are machine construction, metalworking, timber, woodworking, and food industries. Most of the industrial enterprises are located in the capital Yoshkar-Ola, as well as in the towns of Kozmodemyansk, Volzhsk, and Zvenigovo. The largest companies in the region include Mariysky Oil Refinery (revenues of $ million in 2017), Mari Pulp and Paper Mill ($ million), Shelanger Chemical Plant ""Siver"" ($ million), Marbiopharm ($ million). Traveling cheaply and quickly to various towns and villages within the Republic is made possible through a network of fifteen train stations, fifty-three bus stations, and numerous ""marshrutkas"". The republic is"
"mostly targeting harp seal, ringed seal, herring, saffron cod, European smelt, Atlantic cod and Atlantic salmon. There is a developing seaweed industry. The White Sea is an important traffic centre of northwestern Russia, interconnecting various economic regions and providing an outlet to the foreign routes. The White Sea–Baltic Canal links it through Lake Onega to the Baltic Sea and the major city and port of Saint Petersburg. The Baltic Sea, in turn, is connected by the Volga–Baltic Waterway to the Volga River, Black, Caspian, and Azov seas. The major ports on the White Sea are Arkhangelsk, Belomorsk, Onega, Mezen, Kem,"
"Cow""). The Volga-Tver Chain Shipping Company launched haulage services on the Upper Volga between Rybinsk and Tver. This stretch of river, approximately , was poorly regulated and often only had a depth of . Nevertheless, profits achieved were low. In 1885, only 10 chain steamers were operating on the Volga, each with a power of . Chain boat services were also established on the Sheksna in 1871 by the Chain Steamship Company on the Scheksna whose headquarters were in St. Petersburg. The chain extended over a length of from the river's confluence with the Volga to the city of St."
"there are significant reserves of raw materials for cement production, cement factory here working Eurocement group, factories asbestos cement products and concrete structures, soft roof. Novoulyanovsk Novoulyanovsk () is a town in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, south of Ulyanovsk. Population: It was founded in 1960 as a settlement around a cement factory. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1961 and a town status—in 1967. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Novoulyanovsk—an administrative unit with the"
"from Chuvash river ports all the way to Saint Petersburg, Novorossiysk (on the Black Sea), Astrakhan, and ports situated on the Danube River. However, the river is frozen from December through April. Boat tours to the major cities along the Volga are of tourist interest, and Cheboksary is a frequent stop on the many boat tours that travel up and down the Volga. The international Cheboksary Airport receives both cargo and passenger aircraft of practically all types and sizes. There are regularly scheduled flights to Moscow and other destinations. Additionally, Cheboksary is about a four-hour drive from Strigino International Airport,"
"Bulgaria (ship) Bulgaria () was a class 785/OL800 Russian river cruise ship (built in Komárno, Czechoslovakia) which operated in the Volga-Don basin. On 10 July 2011, ""Bulgaria"" sank in the Kuybyshev Reservoir of the Volga River near Syukeyevo, Kamsko-Ustyinsky District, Tatarstan, Russia, with 201 passengers and crew aboard when sailing from the town of Bolgar to the regional capital, Kazan. The catastrophe led to 122 confirmed deaths (bodies recovered and identified). The sinking of ""Bulgaria"" was Russia's worst maritime disaster since 1986, when the collided with a cargo ship and 423 people died. ""Bulgaria"" was built at Slovak shipyard in"
"Chuvashia The Chuvash Republic (, ""Chuvashskaya Respublika — Chuvashiya""; , ""Čăvaš Respubliki""), or Chuvashia ( ""Chuvashiya""; , ""Čăvaš Jen""), is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). It is the homeland of the Chuvash people, a Turkic ethnic group. Its capital is the city of Cheboksary. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,251,619. The Chuvash Republic is located in the center of European Russia, in the heart of the Volga-Vyatka economic region, mostly to the west of the Volga River, in the Volga Upland. It borders with the Mari El Republic in the north, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in"
"them - JSC Trest Sterlitamakstroy. There is also developed food industry. Production Plant Stalk (alcohol-vodka production) and a brewery Shihan (until 2005) known and popular not only in the republic, but in many neighboring regions of Russia, Sterlitamakskij Bakery, celebrated in 2009, 100 years also widely known not only the country but also around the Volga region, in the city there are also two large dairy factories, more four sausage factories. The industrial enterprises in 2008 have shipped to consumers more than 51,6 billion rubles worth of produce. Sterlitamak Sterlitamak (; , ""Stärletamaq""; ) is the second largest city in"
"a leading industrial center in the Volga region and is among the top ten Russian cities in terms of national income and industrial production volume. Samara is known for the production of aerospace launch vehicles, satellites and various space services (Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center), engines (Kuznetsov Design Bureau) and cables (Volgacable, Samara Cable Company), aircraft (Aviakor) and rolled aluminum, block-module power stations; refining, chemical and cryogenic products; gas-pumping units; bearings of different sizes, drilling bits; automated electrical equipment; airfield equipment (Start plant); truck-mounted cranes; construction materials; chocolates made by the Russia Chocolate Factory; Rodnik vodka; Vektor"
"Economy of Kazan Kazan is one of the largest industrial and financial centres of Russia, and a leading city of the Volga economic region in construction and accumulated investment. Total banking capital of Kazan banks is third in Russia. The main industries of the city are: mechanical engineering, chemical, petrochemical, light and food industries. An innovative economy is represented by the largest IT-park in Russia which is one of the largest of its kind amongst Eastern Europe science parks. Kazan ranks 174th (highest in Russia) in Mercer’s Worldwide Quality of Living Survey. Several Top-500 Russian companies are headquartered within city"
"Vukovar Vukovar (, ) is a city in eastern Croatia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County. The city's registered population was 26,468 in the 2011 census, with a total of 27,683 in the municipality. The name ""Vukovar"" means 'town on the Vuka River' (""Vuko"" from the Vuka River, and ""vár"" from the Hungarian word for 'fortress'). The river was called ""Ulca"" in antiquity, probably from an Illyrian language. Its name might be related to the name of the river ""Volga"". Folk etymology has"
"to be changed. Trains remain at crossing points for up to 2 hours. Russia's major sea ports include St Petersburg and Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast; Murmansk and Arkhangelsk on the Arctic coast; Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Pacific coast; Sochi, Novorossiysk, and Sevastopol on the Black Sea coast; Astrakhan on the Caspian coast. In European Russia, many river boat companies offer journeys to cities and towns on the Volga River, its tributaries and connected canals: Moscow (via the Moscow Canal), Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Saratov, Volgograd, Astrakhan. River boats from St Petersburg can travel to Staraya Ladoga"
"is incorporated within Zelenodolsky Municipal District as Nizhniye Vyazovye Urban Settlement. As of 1997, two major industrial enterprises in the settlement were a fur factory and a meat combine. The settlement serves as a railway station on the Moscow–Kazan line. In 1989, the population was ethnically mostly Russian (78.5%), followed by Tatars (14.5%), Chuvash (2.1%), and Ukrainians (1.0%). Nizhniye Vyazovye Nizhniye Vyazovye (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Zelenodolsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River (Kuybyshev Reservoir), west of Zelenodolsk, the administrative center of the district."