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Do you know which river is known as the lifeline of the Motherland (Russia)? Learn about the Volga River, the longest river in Europe and the main waterway for 40% of Russia's population, which flows ...

In Russia, the iconic Volga River, which is the country's largest waterway for shipping, has experienced a huge drop in water levels brought on by the warming climate. Higher levels of pollution, mass ...

In the central Russian city of Ulyanovsk, bathers at a popular municipal beach must traipse more than 200 meters to reach the waters of the Kuibyshev Reservoir. Near Kazan, the capital of Russia's ...

Eleven people on a river cruise were killed when their boat collided with a tugboat late on Monday in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the soccer World Cup, rescue services ...

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The Volga River is the longest river in Europe and runs through Russia with its delta flowing into the Caspian Sea just south of the Kazakhstan border. The International Space Station was orbiting ...

On a recent day in Moscow, a newly revamped four-tier cruise ship named the Mikhail Bulgakov departs amid rousing music and much fanfare to ply the Moskva and Volga rivers. Named after a brilliant ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A barge ran aground spilling 190 tonnes of fuel oil into the Volga River on Monday, but the incident has not disrupted traffic, a duty officer at Russia's Emergencies Ministry said.

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 Sea.