When Scenic Cruises launched its 112-passenger ship, the Scenic Tsar, last month, it marked yet another extensive refurbishment for a ship on Russia’s Volga River. The reason is that there are plenty ...

Astrakhan is the last major city downstream on the Volga River, on the edge of a delta reaching into the Caspian Sea. This is the spawning ground for beluga and its cousin, the highly prized Caspian ...

Eleven people on a river cruise were killed when their boat collided with a tugboat late on Monday in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the soccer World Cup, rescue services ...

MOSCOW – A political pariah? Perhaps. But are Russia’s geopolitical controversies, heightened tensions with the United States and reports of election meddling keeping Western tourists away? If you ...

Volga officials say residents can return to their homes. The Volga River has been stable, hovering around 14 feet for the last 3 hours in Volga. The Volga River at Wadena continues to go down. The ...

A medieval shipwreck has been discovered in the depths of Russia’s Volga River. Workers from the Holy Mother of God's Kazan monastery in the village of Vinnovka discovered the wreck in the spring.

Russian company Vodohod has signed a contract to operate a new river cruise ship that will sail the Volga in 2020. It will be the first time in years that a new Volga ship enters service. Previously, ...

Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russia's largest oil refinery in Volgograd, forcing an immediate halt to operations. The ...

Hydrologic alteration of major rivers has the potential for environmental damage on an international scale. Soviet regulation of the Volga River is a case in point. Iran, bordering on the Caspian Sea ...