Экскурсия по Волге на английском языке

Volgograd is one of Hero-Cities in our country. It was founded in 1589 as Tsaritsyn, a fortress on the southeastern frontier of Russia. It was taken by cossack rebels twice: by Razin and by Pugachev. With the expansion of the Russian Empire in the 19^th century, Tsaritsyn became an important port for products shipped down the Volga River.

It`s a legendary city, because here in 1943 the Soviet Army won the great and glorious victory over the fascists. The fascist army wanted to capture Stalingrad, it was very important for them. The German army lost more than a million soldiers and officers during the Stalingrad battle. Now Volgograd is a beautiful city again. It stands on the banks of the great Russian river Volga. Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length and watershed. It flows through the western part of Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. In fact, eleven out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, including its capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga basin. Some of the largest reservoirs in the world can be found along the Volga.

Every year thousands of tourists come to Volgograd. They want to visit famous historical places of our city to honour the memory of the soldiers, who died for the freedom of our country. The symbol of Volgograd is the Mamaev Hill. It was the centre of fighting during the heroic defence of Stalingrad. Now there is a great memorial there. Besides, there is the Stalingrad Battle Panorama Museum just on the bank of the Volga. Near this Museum we can see the ruined mill which was a command post during the battle. In the centre of Volgograd there is the Square of the fallen Heroes. In the middle of it there is a granite obelisk and the common graves of the heroes of the Civil War and of the Great Patriotic War. At the foot of the memorial we can see the Eternal Flame. Now Volgograd is a big industrial city. There are many plants and factories there : big metallurgical works, tractor works, a lot of chemical enterprises, a shoemaking factory and others. Volgograd is a city of students. There are some institutes and universities and quite a number of schools, technical schools, colleges and gymnasiums there. Volgograd is a big cultural centre. There is a lot of theatres and cinemas in Volgograd.

Our city is worth visiting!