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Russia is a land of vast waters. It has over 100,000 rivers flowing across its territory. These rivers belong to several major river basins, including the Arctic, Pacific, and Atlantic. While the ...

1 of 1 — Floating through the Volga River delta as it approaches the Caspian Sea. Astrakhan is the last major city downstream on the Volga River, on the edge of a delta reaching into the Caspian Sea.

More than 20,000 soldiers from Russia's Povolzhye -- territories comprising several regions around the Volga River -- have died in Ukraine since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its ...

BOLSHIE KLYUCHISHCHI, Russia, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Farmers in this drought stricken Russian province are used to shipping grain down the Volga River as far afield as Iran but this year yields have halved ...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has demanded checks on all transport services after an overloaded boat sank on the Volga River, leaving 110 people missing and feared dead. Mr Medvedev said the old, ...