[vol-guh-grad, vohl-; Russ. vuh
l-guh-graht] 
| a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River: battles in World War II, September 1942–February 1943. 999,000. |
| Sta·lin·grad (stä'lĭn-grād', stə-lyĭn-grät') See Volgograd. |
City located in southern Russia, amid the lower Volga and Don Rivers.
Note: The city is a major commercial and industrial center.
Note: From 1925 to 1961, it was named Stalingrad. During the brutal winter of 1942–1943, a huge German invasion force besieged the city but ultimately failed to take it. The German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II, marking the beginning of the end for the Nazis.