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It's the longest river in Europe & the longest to flow into the Caspian Sea |
the Volga
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$800 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
2026-03-12 |
#9519 |
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"Yo, heave ho", says the song of this Russian river's boatmen |
the Volga
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$400 |
DJ |
THE RIVER |
2023-02-14 |
#8807 |
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This river that flows 2,300 miles before emptying into the Caspian Sea is Europe's longest |
the Volga
DD
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$5,000 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
2022-10-27 |
#8729 |
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Gorky Dam at Nizhny Novgorod |
the Volga
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$800 |
J |
DAM THAT RIVER! |
2019-10-25 |
#8080 |
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It rises near Moscow & flows 2,300 miles south |
the Volga
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$800 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2017-06-28 |
#7563 |
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The Moscow canal links this river at Evankovo with the Russian capital |
the Volga
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$1,200 |
DJ |
EUROPEAN RIVERS |
2014-10-16 |
#6919 |
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From the Valdai Hills to the Caspian Sea |
the Volga
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$2,000 |
DJ |
RIVER RUN |
2013-05-10 |
#6605 |
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With just a bit in Kazakhstan, most of the 2,200-mile length of this river is found in Russia |
the Volga
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$1,200 |
DJ |
WORLD RIVERS |
2013-02-01 |
#6535 |
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Major ports on this river include Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod & Rybinsk |
the Volga
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$800 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
2012-01-13 |
#6290 |
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The city of Kazan is on this river where it joins the Kazanka |
the Volga
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$1,600 |
DJ |
RIVER CITY |
2009-12-01 |
#5802 |
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Rising in the Valdai Hills of Russia, this is Europe's longest river |
the Volga
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$2,000 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
2006-02-15 |
#4938 |
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Yaroslavl &Togliatti |
the Volga
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$1,600 |
DJ |
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT |
2005-03-30 |
#4743 |
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At the point where it enters the Caspian Sea, this Russian river is 92 feet below sea level |
the Volga
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$300 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
2001-05-02 |
#3848 |
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In 1937 this Russian river's first hydroelectric project was completed at Ivankovo |
Volga
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$400 |
J |
EUROPEAN RIVERS |
2000-06-23 |
#3655 |
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Its boatmen know of its origin in the Valdai Hills in Russia |
the Volga
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$300 |
J |
A RIVER RUNS FROM IT |
1998-06-19 |
#3195 |
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About 60% of this "mother" river of Russia's water flow is from snow; the rest is from groundwater & rain |
Volga
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$800 |
DJ |
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT |
1998-05-21 |
#3174 |
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The famed boatmen of this Russian river once pulled their barges from the river's banks |
Volga
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$400 |
J |
EUROPEAN RIVERS |
1998-03-06 |
#3120 |
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In antiquity this "mother" river of Russia was known as the Rha or Oaros |
Volga
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$200 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
1997-04-04 |
#2910 |
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Canals connect this 2200-mile long river to the Baltic, Black & White Seas & to Moscow |
Volga
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$800 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
1997-01-10 |
#2850 |
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This chief waterway of western Russia flows more than 2,200 miles before entering the Caspian Sea |
the Volga
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$800 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1996-07-19 |
#2755 |
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The 80-mile-long Moscow Canal connects the Moskva River with this river |
the Volga
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$300 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1995-07-11 |
#2517 |
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Among European rivers, the Danube is second in length only to this one |
the Volga
DD
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$500 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
1995-03-30 |
#2444 |
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Europe's longest river, it rises in the Valdai Hills north of Moscow & flows 2,290 miles to the Caspian Sea |
the Volga
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$800 |
DJ |
EUROPEAN RIVERS |
1995-02-03 |
#2405 |
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A pavilion in Russia's Valdai Hills marks the source of this river |
the Volga
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$300 |
J |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1993-12-29 |
#2148 |
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This river flows over 2,200 miles from the Valdai Hills NW of Moscow to the Caspian Sea |
the Volga
DD
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$1,500 |
DJ |
BODIES OF WATER |
1993-05-14 |
#2015 |
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In 1961 the city of Stalingrad was renamed after this river |
the Volga
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$600 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
1992-04-23 |
#1774 |
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About 75% of the Caspian Sea's water comes from this river that empties into it |
the Volga
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$300 |
J |
BODIES OF WATER |
1991-10-24 |
#1644 |
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This river & its tributaries carry about 2/3 of all soviet river freight |
the Volga
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$400 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
1991-09-20 |
#1620 |
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It's Europe's longest river but not the longest in the Soviet Union |
the Volga
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$400 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
1991-05-28 |
#1567 |
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The 1,100-mile-long Kama River is this Russian river's greatest tributary |
the Volga
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$400 |
DJ |
EUROPEAN RIVERS |
1991-04-11 |
#1534 |
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An 80-mile-long canal, built between 1932-7 connects Moscow with this river |
the Volga
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$400 |
DJ |
RIVERS |
1990-10-01 |
#1396 |
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During the 16th c. Ivan IV claimed all of this great river's valley for Russia |
the Volga
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$800 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1989-05-18 |
#1099 |
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The longest river in Europe, it's noted for its boatmen |
Volga
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$200 |
DJ |
LAKES & RIVERS |
1988-11-17 |
#969 |
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Though not the longest river in the Soviet Union, it is the longest in Europe |
Volga
|
$400 |
J |
RIVERS |
1986-09-29 |
#471 |