Volgograd

Volgograd is best known within Russia for the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex, crowned by the monumental statue The Motherland Calls. Extending along the west bank of the Volga, this major industrial city occupies a long ribbon of shore in southern European Russia. It was called Stalingrad from 1925 to 1961, and the Battle of Stalingrad of 1942–43 made the city a defining symbol of Soviet resistance on the Eastern Front. The Battle of Stalingrad Panorama Museum and the preserved ruins of Pavlov’s House keep that wartime history present in the city centre. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Volgograd and the lower Volga.

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