Togliatti

Few cities in Samara Oblast have a history as closely tied to the Soviet automobile industry as Togliatti. Set on the left bank of the Volga beside the vast Kuybyshev Reservoir, the city faces the Zhiguli Hills across the water. It was founded in 1737 as Stavropol and took its present name in 1964, honouring Italian communist leader Palmiro Togliatti. Two years later, the Soviet Union created AvtoVAZ here with Fiat’s assistance; its Lada cars made the city synonymous with mass motoring across the USSR and beyond. Browse additional webcams from the Volga and Samara Oblast to extend your view of this industrial river city.

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