DO YOU KNOW THAT?
  • Volgograd is one of the longest cities in Russia. It stretches out along the Volga River almost for 90 km. They say there are people who spent their life in Volgograd, but have never been on its opposite end.
  • The Guinness Book of World Records ranks the Vladimir Lenin Monument in Krasnoarmeysky district of Volgograd to be the highest monument in the world devoted to a real person. The monument together with the plinth is 57 m high.
  • The Guinness Book of World Records ranks the Vladimir Lenin Monument in Krasnoarmeysky district of Volgograd to be the highest monument in the world devoted to a real person. The monument together with the plinth is 57 m high.
  • The Motherland Calls Statue, a part of the Mamayev Kurgan Memorial Complex, takes the 8th place in the world ranking of high sculptures. Its height is 85 m. In comparison, the height of the Statue of Liberty in New-York is 46 m.
  • Since 2006, the patron of Volgograd is considered to be Alexander Nevsky, the monument to whom is located in the city centre in front of the New Experimental Theatre.
  • There is a unique place in Volgograd - Kilometre Zero at the Square of the Fallen Fighters. Lots of people believe that if you stand on this sign and make a wish it will definitely come true.
  • Since 1984, the only underground tramway in Russia - Metrotram operates in Volgograd. According to Forbes magazine the Volgograd high-speed tram takes the fourth place in the list of 12 most interesting tram routes of the world.
  • The way to Volzhsky, the satellite city of Volgograd, goes through the largest hydroelectric station in Europe – the Volga Hydroelectric Power Station.
  • In summer time tourists can go to Sarpinsky Island (Ostrov Sarpinsky), which is considered to be the largest river island in Russia.
  • The building of the Volgograd River Port (Volgogradsky rechnoy vokzal) is the largest one in Europe; its length is 296 m.
  • Nowadays Volgograd has 24 twin cities from across the world.
  • Six days a year Volgograd is renamed into 'the Hero City of Stalingrad' on memorable days.