Volgograd

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• After we compared the U.S. principles to those of the U.S.S.R., we shared our feelings about freedom with students in Volgograd.

  Academic text (1991)

• Because the students wanted to share their feelings with a Soviet school, we sent the book to children living in Volgograd, U.S.S.R. Successful use of historical documents.

  Academic text (1991)

• Russian scientists report a particularly virulent outbreak in Volgograd City, Russia, where about 480 suspected overt WN virus cases were found.

  Academic text (2004)

• Important cities served through this airport are Volgograd, Yerevan, Kiev, Lvov, Odessa, Rostov, Tbilisi, and Donetsk.

  Academic text (1990)

• One fifty-two meter high war memorial depicts the female figure of the victorious Rodina, a sword in her hand, standing atop a hill near Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad).

  Academic text (2000)

• I visited Volgograd to learn about its history during World War II.

• The city of Volgograd is located on the banks of the Volga River in Russia.

Synonyms

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Stalingrad

vsVolgograd

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A former name of the city now called Volgograd in Russia, known for a major World War II battle

is the current name used after that wartime period

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Tsaritsyn

vsVolgograd

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A former name of the Russian city on the Volga River now called Volgograd

is the modern name adopted after older historical forms

Surface Forms

Etymology