On April 28, people in the Russian city of Volgograd (previously known as Stalingrad) welcomed the Pobeda (Victory) steam train. The World War II-era steam locomotive traveled from Rostov to Belaya Kalitva with a presentation at every station dedicated to the 70th anniversary of victory in the Battle of Stalingrad and the liberation of Rostov-on-Don in World War II.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill Braga / Go to the mediabankOn April 28, people in the Russian city of Volgograd (previously known as Stalingrad) welcomed the Pobeda (Victory) steam train. The World War II-era steam locomotive traveled from Rostov to Belaya Kalitva with a presentation at every station dedicated to the 70th anniversary of victory in the Battle of Stalingrad and the liberation of Rostov-on-Don in World War II.
On April 28, people in the Russian city of Volgograd (previously known as Stalingrad) welcomed the Pobeda (Victory) steam train. The World War II-era steam locomotive traveled from Rostov to Belaya Kalitva with a presentation at every station dedicated to the 70th anniversary of victory in the Battle of Stalingrad and the liberation of Rostov-on-Don in World War II.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill BragaThe concert program performed at each stop included a presentation on the role of Russia and the Soviet Union in World War II, as well as songs, dances and literature from that era.
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The concert program performed at each stop included a presentation on the role of Russia and the Soviet Union in World War II, as well as songs, dances and literature from that era.
Participants in the presentation.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill BragaThe Victory Train’s cars are normally on show in a Railway Museum and include a baggage car, a flatcar for transporting military equipment and a passenger car.
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The Victory Train’s cars are normally on show in a Railway Museum and include a baggage car, a flatcar for transporting military equipment and a passenger car.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill BragaAt each stop, people could board the historical train, explore its cars and visit an exhibition on the history of the railway.
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At each stop, people could board the historical train, explore its cars and visit an exhibition on the history of the railway.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill Braga / Go to the mediabankThe performers were dressed in World War II-era clothing and railway uniforms.
The performers were dressed in World War II-era clothing and railway uniforms.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill BragaThe train stopped at Rostov-Glavny, Starominskaya, Yeisk, Salsk, Volgodonskaya, Kotelnikovo, Volgograd and Belaya Kalitva.
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The train stopped at Rostov-Glavny, Starominskaya, Yeisk, Salsk, Volgodonskaya, Kotelnikovo, Volgograd and Belaya Kalitva.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill Braga / Go to the mediabankThe Pobeda steam train arrives in Volgograd to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.
The Pobeda steam train arrives in Volgograd to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.