A video review of Samara, Russia's ninth largest city, tells about its history as a fortress, its role in Soviet cosmonautics and industry, as well as its cultural heritage. The material includes information about Kuibyshev Square, the Volga and the importance of the city in the history of the country.
- Duration
- 19 min 41 s
- Start
- Samara City
- End
- Kuybyshev Square
- Stops
- 2
- Channel author
- НАД ГОРОДАМИ
Timestamps and places
- — Samara City (Volga River: territorial control during fortress period)
- — Samara: ninth largest city in Russia (1.163M population)
- — Aerial footage invitation over Samara
- — Samara River: tributary to Volga, city namesake
- — Kuybyshev Square (Kuybyshev Square: second largest in Europe (17.4 hectares), opera and ballet…)
- — Middle Volga Region: Samara, Penza, Ulyanovsk, Orenburg oblasts
- — Underground tunnels legend beneath Volga
- — Kuibyshev (WWII closed city status until 1991)
- — Volga embankment: granite tiles from defeated Nazi Germany
- — Grushinsky Festival: oldest and largest author's song festival
- — Pavel Chulkov: born in Tula, moved to Samara late 19th century
Route on the map
OVER SAMARA. IS IT GOOD TO LIVE HERE?