Engels, Russia

Engels (Russian: ???????) is a city in the Saratov Oblast in Russia. It is a port on the Volga River, located across from Saratov and connected to it with a bridge (since 1965), at {{coor dm|51|29|N|46|07|E|}}. Population: 22,000 (1897); 91,000 (1959); 130,000 (1970); 163,000 (1977); 187,400 (1996).

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Russian - Saratov Oblast - Russia - Port - Volga River - Saratov - 1965 - 1897 - 1959 - 1970 - 1977 - 1996

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Before being named after Friedrich Engels, it was known as Pokrovsk between 1914 and 1931, when it became the capital of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, now a part of the Saratov Oblast.

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Friedrich Engels - 1914 - 1931 - Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic - Saratov Oblast

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It was founded by Ukrainian settlers, and was settled by Germans during the reign of Catherine the Great; it is now a major center of Volga German culture. It is home to a large chemical fibre complex.

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Ukrainian - Germans - Catherine the Great - Volga German

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