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The Volga was also once called the Rha in anc times. Trekphiler 04:19, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] The Volga In Stalingrad
More information and pictures added about the volga's part in wwii. 76.179.164.79 (talk) 07:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Map
No map? Lotsofissues 01:17, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
- Yep, this definitely needs a map Fuzzbox 13:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Catherine and the Germans
The current comment about the Germans in the Volga River region implies that Catherine targeted them through her so called "invitation". In fact, the Manifesto is addressed to all foreigners. I have modified that sentence to reflect this.
Jerry Frank 205.206.215.65 17:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Volga
Volga is not wet, neither it is ancient sanskrit. Volga = Valge , means white river in finnic languages. Compare Moskva = black river in finnic.
[edit] volume?
Why doesn't the introduction state that is has the biggest volume in Europe? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.206.165.20 (talk) 02:52, 29 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] length?
2194 or 2294? seen both
[edit] Some additions
I checked also the Imperial Russia statistics from 1913 and Volga is there under the title WATERWAYS AND CANALS described in details.
Lenght 3.463 versts (3.695 km) of which lenght for floating (upper course) 114 versts (121.7 km), for shipping 3.349 versts (3.373.4 km), and for steamships 3.048 versts (3252.2 km). Volga basin: general lenght of rivers, lakes, and canals serving as ways of communications: Volga 76.883 versts (82.034 km) of which navigable 16.658 versts (17.774 km), lenght navigable on rafts 38.194 versts (40.753 km), navigable for steamers 13.405 versts (14.303 km).
Now lenght is now given as 3694 km (2295.85 miles) from its spring located near old village church of Volgoverhovje in Valdai hills to its main source´s mouth at Caspian Sea.
Flows to Lake Sterzh which forms with Lake Vselug and Lake Peno 206 metre a.s.l. the upper part of Volga water reservoir above the Peno settlement where Velikije Luki - Bologoje railway line crosses Volga by railway bridge. The lower Volga water reservoir continues to Selishtshe dam. Below the Selishtshe dam at Skakulino Soblago - Torzhok railway line crosses Volga in railway bridge. At Selizharevo River Selizharovka from Lake Seliger is the first notable tributary. Near Mihalevo village stream surface is 184 metre a.s.l. little more down stream near Petrushtshevo village the surface is 176 metre a.s.l. Just down of the confluence of its tributary Tudovka River on the rapid the surface is 170 metre a.s.l. Volga flows through the first notable town Rzhev where the third railway line, the Lihoslavl - Rzhev - Vjazma railway crosses Volga in railway bridge. Below Staritsa near Matjukovo village the surfage is 133 metre a.s.l. Nera Novokurovo village is the first anchorage place where the surface is 128 metre a.s.l. Next anchorage place is Besjedy where the surface is 125 metre a.s.l. Above Tver there are anchogage places at Putulovo, Datshnyj and Krasnovo. At Tver the St. Petersburg - Moscow main railway line crosses Volga in railway bridge. From the north in the centre of Tver important tributary River Tversta have its confluence with Volga. Just below Tver at Pasynkovo river harbour the surface is 124 metre a.s.l. Usually this point is given as the most northern navigable point at Volga (for Ocean going merchant vehicles). The Ivanov water reservoir, 124 metre a.s.l. starts from Gorodnja anchorage place and continues to Dubna dam. This was formely known as Moscow Inland Sea. The Volga - Moscow Canal starts from Dubna. Down of Dubna the surface is 113 metre a.s.l. to Uglitsh dam and forms Uglitsh water reservoir.
All these places have also earlier Karelian names and to this point Volga was known as Valgia (White) River. In Tver (Tihvi > Tihveri > Tjhverj > Tver) Oblast Valgia streams through former lands of Valdai Karelians, Rzhev ( Wild Forest Karelians) and Tver Karelians who settled these areas before the Slavic immigration from the Ilmajärvi (Ilmen Lake) direction.
JN
