Jun 28, 2021 · Volga River. The Volga River is the longest in Europe and western Russia’s principal waterway. It covers much of the Volga region and stretches 3,530 kilometers from its source in the Valdai Hills to the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland water body.The Volga River Basin covers almost two-fifth of European Russia and hosts about half of Russia’s …

Dec 15, 2021 · About 2,300 miles long, the Volga—sometimes referred to as “Volga-matushka,” or “Mother Volga”—is the longest river in Europe and the …

The "Song of the Volga Boatmen" (known in Russian as Эй, ухнем![Ey, ukhnem!, "Yo, heave-ho!"], after the refrain) is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev and published in his book of folk songs in 1866. It was sung by burlaks, or barge-haulers, on the Volga River.Balakirev published it with only one verse (the first).

The Volga Delta is the largest river delta in Europe, and occurs where Europe's largest river system, the Volga River, drains into the Caspian Sea in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, north-east of the republic of Kalmykia.The delta is located in the Caspian Depression—the far eastern part of the delta lies in Kazakhstan.The delta drains into the Caspian approximately 60 km …

The city of Kazan on the Volga River is the capital of the republic. It became a part of Russia in 1552, during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. ... Perm became the first Russian city to have its ...

Dnieper River, Ukrainian Dnipro, Russian Dnepr, Belarusian Dnyapro, ancient (Greek) Borysthenes, river of Europe, the fourth longest after the Volga, Danube, and Ural. It is 1,367 miles (2,200 km) in length and drains an area of about 195,000 square miles (505,000 square km). The Dnieper rises at an elevation of about 720 feet (220 metres) in a small peat bog on the southern slope of the ...

Volga – the longest river in Europe. The Volga River, located in Russia, is the longest river in Europe. It flows 2,294 miles from the Valdai Hills and into the Caspian Sea. The word “Volga” comes from a Slavic word meaning “moisture” or “wetness.” In some areas, the river is so wide that you can’t see the other side.