Location: Volgograd Oblast
Top Things to do in Volgograd Oblast
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What to do and see in Volgograd Oblast, Southern District: The Best Historic Sites
Volgograd Oblast (Russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, Volgogradskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the Volga region of Southern Russia. Its administrative center is Volgograd. The population of the oblast was 2,610,161 in the 2010 Census.
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1. The Ruins of the Mill Named after Grudinin// Gergardt
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The steam powered mill was built in 1903. It was equiped with electrical generator and boiler station. There was a railway from the mill to the hithe, that was demounted after the war. The owner of the mill was Aleksander Gergardt, an ethnic German. His name is inscripted on the wall. In the 1930-s the mill was named after Grudinin, in honour of the lathe operator K. Grudinin who was killed because of his communistic activity. During the Stalingrad battle the observation point of I. P. Elin, the commander of the 42nd regiment of the 13th Rifle Division, was situated here. The mill, the house of Pavlov and the house of Zabolotniy were the main defensive posts in the centre of Stalingrad. The ruined mill is an evidence of the violent fighting and the last-ditch heroism of the Stalingrad defenders. The ruins of the mill is a historical and cultural monument of the federal significance. The total area is 989,3 square metres.
Reviewed By geelongexpat - Chatan-cho, Japan
This is right next to the panorama museum. It is impossible to miss and free to view. It’s been well-preserves over the years. Similar to the A-Bomb dome in Hiroshima.
2. Building of Railway Hospital
3. Bunker Stalingradskogo Komiteta Oborony
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4. Stalingrad Battle Memorial
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5. Ljudnikova Island
6. House of Loaders
7. Big Mass Grave
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8. Named Stands in Honour of Soldiers and Generals
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9. Small Mass Grave
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10. Pavlov's House
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