Volga region（Russian: Поволжье pah-VOHL'-zh'yeh) is locatedRussiaIn the vast area of the Volga River, the major cities are all along the Volga River.
area
| Upper Volga（Chuvash、Kirov Region、Mariel、Nizhny Novgorod Oblast、Udmurt） |
| Middle Volga（Mordovia、Penza、Samara、Tatarstan、Ulyanovsk Oblast） |
| Lower Volga（Saratov Region、Volgograd、Astrakhan） |
city
- Nizhny Novgorod-The administrative center of the area
- Izhevsk－ UdmurtCapital of
- Kazan－ TatarstanCapital and largest city, the region has a rich history
- Kirov－ Kirov RegionCapital of
- Penza－ PenzaCapital of
- Samara－ SamaraCapital of
- Saratov－ Saratov RegionCapital of
- Volgograd-A large city, its most famous original name is Stalingrad, inside the city is a huge main war memorial and museum
- Ulyanovsk-With Lenin’s original name as VladimirUlyanovThe pseudonym is also Lenin’s birthplace
- Astrakhan-A city in the south, on the bank of the Volga River in the Caspian Sea
Other destinations
- Mamayev Hill-Located in the center of Volgograd. There is a huge "Motherland Calling" sculpture on the mountain, 85 meters high, which is one of the symbols of Russia. Between 1942 and 1943, the famous Battle of Stalingrad took place here
- Samara Luka
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Cruises along the Volga River operate in summer (from early May to late September). Ships operated by different companies have dozens of operations from Moscow to Astrakhan. Single or round trip cruises are available from almost all cities along Volga. Several websites, Turflot.ru and infoflot.ru, offer tours.
The basic price of the cruise: 15,000 rubles (approximately US$500) for a trip from Moscow to Astrakhan (single trip) and three meals a day. If meals are not included, it is about 8 to 9,000 rubles.