volgograd

noun

1. a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River: battles in World War II, September 1942–February 1943.

noun

1. a port in SW Russia, on the River Volga: scene of a major engagement (1918) during the civil war and again in World War II (1942–43), in which the German forces were defeated; major industrial centre. Pop: 1 016 000 (2005 est)Former names: (until 1925) Tsaritsyn, (1925–61) Stalingrad