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Upper Volga Town
The Volga starts as a small stream in the forested northwest corner of...
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Moskva River Next to the Kremlin
The Volga is joined by several navigable tributaries, including the Moskva,...
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Moscow-Volga Canal
Moscow is also linked to the Volga by a north-flowing canal built by forced...
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The Volga at Kazan
As the eastward-flowing Volga bends to the south near Kazan, it widens...
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Kazan Docks
The city of Kazan on the eastern shore of the Volga is a major transshipment...
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Lower Town Kazan
The Kazanka River in the distance is a tributary of the Volga. The...
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Kazan Kremlin
Some 30,000 people lived inside these ancient walls when Ivan the Terrible...
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Spassky Tower
The tower, like its namesake in Moscow, serves as the main entrance to the...
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The Main Street of Kazan
At the end of the street stands the bell tower of the Bogoyavlenskaya Church
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Kazan Orthodox Church
The Nikola church was the only church allowed to function in Kazan after the...
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Minaret of Mardjani Mosque
The 1776 mosque was the first to be erected in Kazan after the 1552 Russian...
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Funeral in Mosque Courtyard
Note that only men participated in the funeral. A number are wearing...
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Muslim Widow
By tradition, women are not permitted to attend a funeral. The widow and a...
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Village of Verkhnyi Uslon
This community across the Volga from Kazan is dominated by its monastery.
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Volga at Ulyanovsk
The Kuibyshev Reservoir is some 7 mules wide in this area. An old railroad...
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A Main Street in Ulyanovsk
The city lies on the high right bank of the Volga, and the downtown...
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Ulyanovsk Hotel
During the Soviet era, upwards of 5000 tourists a day came to...
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Children's Shoe Store
Many shops flourished on the tourist trade before the fall of communism. Now...
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Ulyanovsk Farmers' Market
Farmers bring their fruits and vegetables to sell at this organized...
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Prefabricated Postwar Apartments
Soviet-era housing blocks were built on the periphery of the city. These...
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Kuibyshev Reservoir Dam
Just upstream from Samara lies a major hydroelectric dam across the Volga. It...
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Wave Erosion Along Reservoir
Passing storms are able to generate significant waves on the reservoir...
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Zhiguli Hills Near Samara
The Zhiguli Hills rise some 2200 feet at the Samara Bend of the Volga...
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Village in Zhiguli Hills
This large village on the upper surface of the hills near Zhigulevsk...
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Fresh Gulley in Zhiguli Hills
Cultivation of the rich black earth soils of the hills has accelerated...
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