Volgograd Oblast (Russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, Volgogradskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the Volga region of Southern Russia. Its administrative center is Volgograd. The population of the oblast was 2,610,161 in the 2010 Census.
Known as Stalingrad during much of the Soviet era, Volgograd is now an important industrial city of just over a million people. During World War II, the hill of Mamayev Kurgan was one of the bloodiest locales of the Battle of Stalingrad (the deadliest battle in history, claiming a million and a half lives), and is now the site of a memorial complex. The Panorama Museum, named for the massive Battle of Stalingrad panoramic painting it houses, is another of the city’s most popular attractions.
Discover the best top things to do in Vladimir, Russia including Vladimir Regional Centre of the Fine Art Propagation, Spring Holy Source Kazanskoy Ikony Bogoroditsy, Fireman, Aleksievskiy Sts. Constantine and Helen Monastery, St. Constantine and Helen Temple, Temple of Archangel Michael, Temple of the Saints Cyril and Methodius, Holy Assumption Convent, St. Nikita Church, The Former Building of Municipal Duma.
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