| 1010 AD | 1010 AD - Yaroslavl was founded in 1010, which makes it the oldest city on the Volga, as it sits on the southern bank of the river, at its junction with a minor tributary, the Kotorosl. It was named after its founder, Prince Yaroslavl the Wise (978-1054), who was ...Yaroslavl was founded in 1010, which makes it the oldest city on the Volga, as it sits on the southern bank of the river, at its junction with a minor tributary, the Kotorosl. It was named after its founder, Prince Yaroslavl the Wise (978-1054), who was responsible for introducing Russia's first coded law system to the emerging country, as well as encouraging the education of its people.  Show more  Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=w9oFO36w6cAC&pg=PA411
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| 1148 AD | 1148 AD - Volga, Europe's longest river, was an amazing gateway to...tourists, now share the glorious Volga with freight coasters that...small settlement along the Volga founded in 1148, where peasant...drawn from wells or the nearby river. Uglich was used as a base...Neild ...Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Travel: Contrasting Images; IT'S A ferry across the Volga from Russia with... Daily Post (Liverpool, England) October 26, 2002 700+ words ...Volga, Europe's longest river, was an amazing gateway to...tourists, now share the glorious Volga with freight coasters that...small settlement along the Volga founded in 1148, where peasant...drawn from wells or the nearby river. Uglich was used as a base...Neild travelled with Viking ... Show more Show lesswww.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27668990_ITM
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| 1221 | 1221 - The reference books tell you that Nizhnii Novgorod was founded by a Russian prince in 1221. It wasn't. It was conquered by the armies of Murom, Ryazan, and other Russian towns from the Mordvins, a Finnic people whose main city it had been. The Mordvins, in fact ...The reference books tell you that Nizhnii Novgorod was founded by a Russian prince in 1221. It wasn't. It was conquered by the armies of Murom, Ryazan, and other Russian towns from the Mordvins, a Finnic people whose main city it had been. The Mordvins, in fact, were the main power between Rus and the Volga Bulgars (both of which were shortly to be overwhelmed by the Mongols), ruling the region between the Oka and the Volga, only a small part of which is left to the truncated ... Show more Show lesswww.languagehat.com/archives/2003_01.php
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| 1727 | 1727 - It is believed to have first invaded Europe from Asia in 1727, when hordes of them are said to have swam the Volga River. About the same time, it arrived in England on ships from Asia. The first Norway rats to be introduced into the United States probably came ...It is believed to have first invaded Europe from Asia in 1727, when hordes of them are said to have swam the Volga River. About the same time, it arrived in England on ships from Asia. The first Norway rats to be introduced into the United States probably came in ships from England at about the time of the American Revolution. Since then the species has been constantly imported into the United States from all parts of the world, until it now is found in every state of the Union ... Show more Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=qQfigtpJ11gC&pg=PA255
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| 1763 | 1763 - Beginning in 1763, Catherine the Great urged Germans to come to Russia to farm empty lands. Many deeply impoverished Germans took up the call and migrated to Russia, where they were given land in the Volga Region. Volga German in general seems to be a West ...Volga German is a language or series of languages spoken by Germans in the Volga Region of Russia. Beginning in 1763, Catherine the Great urged Germans to come to Russia to farm empty lands. Many deeply impoverished Germans took up the call and migrated to Russia, where they were given land in the Volga Region. Volga German in general seems to be a West Middle German Rhenish Franconian language with deep affinities to Hessian, though there are Swabian influences too. Show more Show lesswww.freemediaproductions.info/Editorials/author/robert-lindsay/
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| 1771 | 1771 - In 1771, without asking Catherine the Great, about 300000 Kalmyks east of the Volga River set out to return to China. They were annihilated in route by attacks of Russians, Kazakhs, and Kyrgyz that Catherine had ordered.65. The Kalmyks west of the Volga ...In 1771, without asking Catherine the Great, about 300000 Kalmyks east of the Volga River set out to return to China. They were annihilated in route by attacks of Russians, Kazakhs, and Kyrgyz that Catherine had ordered.65. The Kalmyks west of the Volga River remained in the Volga River area of Russia. They roamed the border area of the settlements, but they never attacked or plundered any colony. They did carry out petty thievery and stole horses when they had the chance ... Show more Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=bpixBh9tTfcC&pg=PA47
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| 1870 | Apr 22, 1870 - Centuries later, on April 22,1870, an infant was baptized with the same historic name in a church in Simbirsk, a small city located on the Volga River, about 425 miles east of Moscow. (Today the city is named Ulyanovsk after him.) Born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ...In the year 988 a ruling prince named Vladimir I, later known as St. Vladimir, the first Christian grand duke of Kiev, became a Christian and converted Russia to Christianity. Centuries later, on April 22,1870, an infant was baptized with the same historic name in a church in Simbirsk, a small city located on the Volga River, about 425 miles east of Moscow. (Today the city is named Ulyanovsk after him.) Born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, he grew up in Russia at a time when ... Show more Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=Rb_qEnBL5zEC&pg=PA11
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| 1918 | Sep 4, 1918 - According to the Daily Mail's Harbin correspondent the allied forces have established uninterrupted connection between their forces across Siberia from the Volga to Vladivostok. ALLY ARMY CHAIN LINKS VOLGA TO VLADIVOSTOK Communication Across I Siberia, Is Reeport. from Harbin. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/380338191.html?dids=380338191:380338191&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+04%2C+1918...VOLGA...
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| 1941 | Sep 8, 1941 - A mass movement into exile in Siberia was ordered today for the heavily German-derived population of the Volga because of their alleged readiness to sabotage the Russian war effort with "explosions in those regions. Volga Germans Ordered Exiled. to Balk Sabotage. MOSCOW, Sept. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/413840281.html?dids=413840281:413840281&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+08%2C+1941&author...Volga...
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| 1942 | Aug 24, 1942 - Of Time and the Volga. August was slipping away, and with it Germany's chance of a decisive victory. There was still time, but the time grew shorter. German gains had been great—Rostov, the last of the Ukraine, the northern Caucasus—but not yet great enough to make 1942 Hitler's big ... www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,849925,00.html
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