Volgograd (Stalingrad) during World War II and now (PHOTOS)

Boris Egorov

Nov 19 2024

Emmanuil Evzerikhin/TASS; Leha-11 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Stalingrad, as the city was then called, survived one of the most terrible battles in human history. See how the city, completely destroyed, was restored and lives today.

Railway station

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‘Barricades’ Plant

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Grain elevator

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‘Gerhardt’ Mill

Georgy Zelma/Sputnik

Legion Media

‘Children's Round Dance’ Fountain

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Kirill Braga/Sputnik

Tractor Plant

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‘Fallen Fighters’ Square

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‘Red October’ Plant

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Central Department Store

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Embankment

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Mamayev Kurgan

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City Streets

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Sergey Loskutov/Sputnik

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Yuri Chernyshov/МАММ/МDF/russiainphoto.ru

Dmitry Rogulin/TASS

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Sergey Bobylev/TASS

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