Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Volgograd, Russia

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8 sights
3.8 km

64 m
48 m

Experience Volgograd in Russia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Volgograd

Sight 1: Памятник Чекистам

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The Monument to the Soldiers of the 10th Division of the NKVD Troops and the Militiamen of Stalingrad - the defenders of the city in 1942-1943 or the Monument to the Chekists is a memorial in Volgograd, located on the right bank of the Tsaritsa River, near the Astrakhan Bridge, connecting the Central and Voroshilovsky districts of the city. Around the monument there is a square of Chekists with a small park area. Nearby is the metro tram station of the same name and public transport stops. It is a warrior figure with a drawn sword held high in his hand, located on a pedestal.

Wikipedia: Памятник чекистам (RU)

670 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Волгоградский областной краеведческий музей

Администрация Волгоградской области / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Volgograd Regional Museum of Local Lore was founded on November 2 (15), 1914 as the Tsaritsyn City Museum under the Society for the Promotion of Out-of-School Education of Tsaritsyn on the basis of the city school museum at the 12th Ivanov School. The museum fund consists of 143,000 storage units.

Wikipedia: Волгоградский областной краеведческий музей (RU), Website

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: В. С. Ефремову

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Vasily Sergeyevich Yefremov was a squadron commander in the 10th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Force during World War II who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Wikipedia: Vasily Yefremov (EN)

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Аллея Героев

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Heroes Alley is a boulevard in the center of the hero city of Volgograd. It connects the embankment named after the 62nd Army and the Square of the Fallen Fighters, crossing Lenin Avenue, Sovetskaya and Chuikova streets.

Wikipedia: Аллея Героев (Волгоград) (RU)

330 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Волгоградский музыкальный театр

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The Volgograd Musical Theater is the oldest musical theater on the Volga, the successor of the 2nd State Stalingrad Workers' Theater, the Stalingrad Regional Theater of Musical Comedy and the Volgograd Regional Theater of Musical Comedy;

Wikipedia: Волгоградский музыкальный театр (RU), Website

943 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: Г.О. Засекин

Автор фотографии Just / Общественное достояние

Prince Grigory Osipovich Zasekin, nicknamed Zubok, was a statesman, the first voivode of the fortress cities on the Volga - Samara (1586), Perevolok and Saratov (1590).

Wikipedia: Засекин, Григорий Осипович Зубок (RU)

967 meters / 12 minutes