Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Volzhsky |
| Administrative center of | city of oblast significance of Volzhsky |
| Municipal status (as of October 2012) | |
| Urban okrug | Volzhsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Volzhsky Urban Okrug |
| Head | Igor Voronin |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 314,255 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 58th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1951 |
| City status since | 1954 |
| Postal code(s) | 404100..404133 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8443 |
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Volzhsky (Russian: Волжский; IPA: [ˈvolʂskʲɪj]) is an industrial city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Volga River and its distributary the Akhtuba, 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Volgograd. Population: 314,255 (2010 Census);313,169 (2002 Census);268,842 (1989 Census).
There was no indigenous population on the site of the modern city of Volzhsky until the 18th century. The first settlers were fugitives who called themselves bezrodnye (безродные, "without kith or kin") and the village they set up had the name Bezrodnoye. In 1720, Peter the Great, noting the abundance of mulberry forests in the area, ordered building a state-run silk factory there.
Modern Volzhsky was founded in 1951. It had a population of about 10,000 at that time. In 1954, it was granted city status. Its biggest upsurge of population came for the construction of the Volga Hydroelectric Station.
Volzhsky grew around a hydroelectric power station which was built by Komsomol volunteers and by civil convict labor, who numbered almost 27,000 by 1953. Volzhsky was a city planned in a modern style with courtyard apartment blocks angled to deter hot summer winds off the steppes.
In April 2012, the work settlement of Krasnooktyabrsky, administratively subordinated to Volzhsky, and the rural locality (a settlement) of Uralsky from Sredneakhtubinsky District were merged into Volzhsky.
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