Russia is quietly transforming its vast network of rivers and canals from mere transport routes into a strategic lever of ...

Astrakhan is the last major city downstream on the Volga River, on the edge of a delta reaching into the Caspian Sea. This is the spawning ground for beluga and its cousin, the highly prized Caspian ...

In Russia, the iconic Volga River, which is the country's largest waterway for shipping, has experienced a huge drop in water levels brought on by the warming climate. Higher levels of pollution, mass ...

When Scenic Cruises launched its 112-passenger ship, the Scenic Tsar, last month, it marked yet another extensive refurbishment for a ship on Russia’s Volga River. The reason is that there are plenty ...

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Rescuers scoured the wide waters of a Volga River reservoir on Monday, searching with dimming hopes for survivors after an aged, overloaded cruise ship sank amid wind and rain.

Russian company Vodohod has signed a contract to operate a new river cruise ship that will sail the Volga in 2020. It will be the first time in years that a new Volga ship enters service. Previously, ...

MOSCOW – A political pariah? Perhaps. But are Russia’s geopolitical controversies, heightened tensions with the United States and reports of election meddling keeping Western tourists away? If you ...

Eleven people on a river cruise were killed when their boat collided with a tugboat late on Monday in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the soccer World Cup, rescue services ...

More than 100 foreign tourists experienced a short-lived Titanic-like scare on the Volga River early Wednesday when their luxury cruise ship sailing from Moscow to St. More than 100 foreign tourists ...

1 of 1 — Floating through the Volga River delta as it approaches the Caspian Sea. Astrakhan is the last major city downstream on the Volga River, on the edge of a delta reaching into the Caspian Sea.