Until now, this name has been preserved among some peoples. The ancient Romans called her Ra, which means "generous." Arab peoples Atelyu - "the river of all rivers." Turkic tribes - Itil, which simply means "river". ![]() It is believed that this is one of the first mentions of the Volga, made back in the 5th century BC. In the treatises of the ancient Greek philosopher Herodotus, the river is called the Oar. Before the construction of reservoirs, it was even more - 3690 kilometers.Įven the Persians, led by King Darius, went on campaigns along the Volga against the Scythian tribes. The length of the Volga is 3530 kilometers. The forests hugging the channel give way to wide expanses of the steppe. High shores alternate with cozy sandy beaches. ![]() The Volga River flows from northwest to southeast, passes through 15 regions of Russia and flows into the Caspian Sea. The largest and most full-flowing European river has many admirers: Nekrasov and Yevtushenko dedicated poems to it, Repin and Savrasov depicted it on their canvases, films were made about the Volga, and songs were written. Summer nature in the town of Konakovo near Moscow on the Volga River.
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