Volgograd Photos

Motherland Calls Statue

Standing 85 meters (279 feet) high, the monument is one of many memorials on the Mamayev Kurgan hill. It was this strategic position overlooking the city, where some of the fiercest fighting occurred during the 10 month Battle of Stalingrad (August 21, 1942 to February 2, 1943)

Eternal Flame, Volgograd

Also on Mamayev Kurgan hill, the Hall of the Warrior Glory, Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd houses the eternal flame and the names of 7200 Russian soldiers who perished in the fighting here.

Volgograd, Russia

City of Volgograd, with the Motherland Statue on Volgograd's highest point, Mamayev Kurgan, in the top right-hand corner of the photo.

River Embankment

Stairs and monuments leading to Volgograd's central river embankment, named in honor of the 62nd Army.

Volgograd Drama Theater

Volgograd's Gorky Drama Theatre, also known as the New Experimental Theatre,

Volgograd Rail Terminal

The railway station, like most buildings in Volgograd, was constructed anew in the years following the war. 

Monument to the Chekists

Dedicated to members of a Soviet counterintelligence division (called Cheka or NKVD during the war) for their bravery in stopping German advances north of the city near the tractor factory in August of 1942.

Steam Mill Memorial

Part of the Battle of Stalingrad Panorama-museum, the ruins of the old mill are testament to the brutality of the fighting and the bravery of the Soviet soldiers who defended the besieged city again fascist German invaders.

Fire Tower, Volgograd

Photo of fire tower originally built at the end the 19th century. Today it is home to a private Volgograd firm.

Volgograd River Vokzal

Photo of river terminal on the Volga River, Volgograd.

Steamship Gasitel

Built in 1903 under the name Tsarev, the ship participated in the Russian Civil War and played a key role in the Battle of Stalingrad, ferrying supplies and reinforcements across the Volga River to the frontline while evacuating wounded Soviet soldiers.

Volgograd Planetarium

Located on Gagarin Street, the planetarium opened on September 19, 1954.

Pavlov House, Volgograd

Photo of the Pavlov House, a well defended apartment building during the Battle of Stalingrad. Sergeant Yakov Pavlov and his platoon stormed and seized the building and successfully defended it from countless German attacks. It became a symbol of the stubborn Soviet resistance in the Battle of Stalingrad and in the Great Patriotic War in general

Volgograd Metro-Tram

The "fast tram" or metro-tram resembles a tram, moves at the speed of a metro and has some stations that look like the metro (like in the photo), and others that look like a typical tram stop.

Central Stadium SC Rotor

Photo of Central Stadium in Volgograd, home to the city's pro football club SC Rotor.