Beautiful Volgograd city Admire Sri Lankan culture and traditions
8-9 June 2014
Mega Tourism Caravan 6, the Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion convoy winding its way through the culturally diverse cities in Russia reached the beautiful Volvograd city on the 11th day of its journey. Covering a distance of 1970 km from its starting point in Moscow and passing through number of cities, many on the banks of Volga river, the caravan’s arrival in the Volvograd city was warmly greeted by the people of Volvograd. Being one of the most beautiful, ancient cities of Russia Volvograd offered plenty of opportunities to promote Sri Lankan tourism among the city’s people. located in the south-eastern European part of Russia, the city had been built as a fortress on the right bank of the Volga. The date of birth of the city is July 2, 1589. The city is 90 km in length and is the longest city in Russia. The total area of the city is 565 sq. km. There is an interesting and rich history in Volgograd with a lot of historical monuments, culture and architecture. Throughout its history the city has changed names three times.. Tsaritsyn – from 1589 to 1925. Stalingrad – from 1925 to 1961, and from 1961 the city has been known as Volgograd. For more than 400 years, the city has experienced many historical events. Many battles have taken place for control: Stepan Razin captured the city twice in 1670, and in 1708 power passed into the hands of Kondrat Bulavin. In 1774 Yemelyan Pugachev tried to take the city by storm, and in 1918 there was a civil war. The latest and most famous battle, was the battle for Stalingrad during World War II. The Battle of Stalingrad began on the 17th of July 1942, and ended on the 2nd of February 1943. This battle was very fierce, with about a 1000000 bombs being dropped on the city. It was completely destroyed, and more than 2 million Soviet and German soldiers were killed. This battle marked a turning point in the battle against Nazi Germany, and the city rose up from the ashes.
