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

Uniting the Seas (Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas) in favour of World Heritage Education for Sustainable Development with the support of ICTs The GVRR project aims to link young people engaged in the ...

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 ...

As winter slowly approached in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, the trees along the River Volga began to change colour (at the time of my visit). Their leaves turned bright red, orange and yellow, ...

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 ...

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.

Hydrologic alteration of major rivers has the potential for environmental damage on an international scale. Soviet regulation of the Volga River is a case in point. Iran, bordering on the Caspian Sea ...