Volga

Em termos de comprimento (ca 3.700 km) o Volga é o maior rio da Europa. Alguns canais ligam-no aos mares Báltico, Negro, Azov, assim como ao rio Don. Atravessa as planícies da Federação Russa e desagua em delta no mar Cáspio. Os seus desníveis foram utilizados para instalar barragens fornecedoras de energia eléctrica, construção iniciada no governo de José Estaline. Percorrem-no navios de passageiros e carga, nomeadamente petroleiros.

In terms of length (c. 3700 km), the Volga is the longest river in Europe. Some canals connect it to the Baltic, Black, and Azov seas, as well as to the Don River. It crosses the plains of the Russian Federation and it flows into the delta in the Caspian Sea. Its slopes were used to install dams that supply electricity, a construction started by the government of Joseph Stalin. It is traversed by passenger ships and cargo, including oil tankers.

Alexey Korin (1865-1923)-'barge haulers'-oil on canvas-1875 Private collection

Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev (1878-1927)-'promenade on the Volga'-oil on canvas-1909

Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev (1878-1927)-'at Volga'-oil on canvas-1822

Isaak Ilyich Levitan (1860-1900)-'barges. The Volga'-oil on canvas-(1889) Nizhniy Novgorod-The Art Museum

Isaak Ilyich Levitan (1860-1900)-fresh wind. Volga'- oil on canvas-(1895) Moscow-Tretyakov Gallery