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Formerly a closed city, Samara is now a large and important social, political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre in Russia and hosted the European Union—Russia Summit in May 2007. It has a continental climate characterised by hot summers and cold winters.
Samara, city and administrative center, west-central Samara oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the Volga River at the latter’s confluence with the Samara River.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 4, 2019 · Samara is one of the largest cities in Russia located in the middle reaches of the Volga River, the administrative center of Samara Oblast. It is a major economic, transport, scientific, educational, and cultural center.
- Anna Sorokina
- Stroll along Russia's longest embankment. Yes, the embankment of the River Volga in Samara is the longest in the country. It is over four kilometers in length and one of the most popular places in the city.
- Descend to a real bunker built for Stalin. The bomb shelter under the Institute of Culture was only declassified in 1990. When the Great Patriotic War broke out, many factories, as well as cultural and official institutions, were evacuated to Samara (then Kuybyshev).
- Learn about space. A real R-7 space rocket is installed next to the Samara Space Museum. Rockets of this series typically send crewed spacecraft and satellites into orbit.
- Stop by the oldest brewery. Samara is the birthplace of the most famous Soviet beer. Waiting lines still form outside the flagship store at the Zhigulevsky Brewery for a freshly-brewed batch.
Sep 26, 2017 · From sweeping views of the Volga to military bunkers and local beers let our top picks guide you through all that Samara has to offer.
- Zita Whalley
Samara (Russian: Сама́ра suh-MAH-ruh), the sixth largest city in Russia and capital of an eponymous region, lies on the Volga River in European Russia. It is a major economic, industrial and cultural centre and has a population of over 1,164,000.
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