The city of Stalingrad straddles the Volga river
Stalingrad on the Volga River .
The city of Stalingrad , now renamed Volgograd after the river , was named after the Russian dictator Josef Stalin .
Across the Volga river .
City of Stalingrad in Russia on the Volga River.
Stalingrad was a city on the Volga River in Russia at the sharp bend where it flows not southerly but easterly and on into the Caspian Sea. After the death of Stalin, the name was changed to Volvograd. During the Russian Empire, its name was Tsaritsyn.
Stalingrad on the Volga River .
The city of Stalingrad borders the Volga river and both Germans and Russians wanted to control river traffic .
Germany did. They invaded Russia and reach the river Volga and entered into Stalingrad.
Mamaev Kurgan (The Mamayev Monument) , the many memorials to those who fought in WW2 , the Volga river , Stalingrad Madonna , Sword of Stalingrad ,
The Volga.
The Volga.
the Volga river
The city of Stalingrad , now renamed Volgograd after the river , was named after the Russian dictator Josef Stalin .
Across the Volga river .
Stalingrad is located in southwestern Russia. Leningrad is located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.
City of Stalingrad in Russia on the Volga River.
The German Luftwaffe bombed the city on the Volga river hoping to reduce enemy resistance .