The Volga (Russian: Волга, pronounced ⓘ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to …

Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria (sometimes referred to as the Volga Bulgar Emirate [2]) was a historical Bulgar [3] [4] [5] state that existed between the 9th and 13th centuries around …

Old Great Bulgaria (Medieval Greek: Παλαιά Μεγάλη Βουλγαρία, Palaiá Megálē Voulgaría), also often known by the Latin names Magna Bulgaria[5] and Patria Onoguria (" Onogur land"), [6] …

Mar 14, 2025 · Volga River, river of Europe, the continent’s longest, and the principal waterway of western Russia and the historic cradle of the Russian state. Its basin, sprawling across about …

Sep 21, 2021 · From 1763 to 1773, the new German settlers established 104 “mother colonies” on both sides of the Volga River in an area that was larger than the state of Maryland, …

The river Volga was at the centre of dramatic events from the thirteenth to the mid-sixteenth centuries, during which lands were seized and new regimes established. Peoples from the …

Mar 22, 2025 · In the 13th century, Volga Bulgaria was conquered by the Mongols and became part of Ulus Jochi, later known as the Golden Horde. During preparations for a highway …

The Volga originates from a small spring in the forests of the Valdai Hills, not far from the town of Tver, in the very heart of Russia. This spring gives birth to a great water way which is 3690 …

Mar 14, 2025 · The Volga was known to the Alexandrian geographer Ptolemy (2nd century ce), to the Slavs, and to the Arab geographers of the 10th and 11th centuries. Information on it is …

The Volga trade route was established by the Varangians who settled in Northwestern Russia in the early 9th century. About 10 km (6 mi) south of the Volkhov River entry into Lake Ladoga, …