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Home to a massive war memorial Volgograd

♦ June 28, 2010 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Volgograd was originally named Tsaritsin, and then in 1925 the name was changed to Stalingrad.  Stalin died in 1953, but it took another 12 years for the name to be finally changed to Volgograd in 1965 by Khruschev.  The city is located on the river Volga. In the summer it can be more than 30°C and in winter the temperature …

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