One of the Second World War's fiercest battle sites, Stalingrad, at the heart of Russia's steppe, was the beleaguered city where the Soviet army withstood Hitler's final onslaught in the east. Tracing its history back to 1589, when it was founded as Tsaritsyn, in 1925 the city was re-named after the new Soviet leader, and for 200 days over 1942 and 1943 the world watched as one million soldiers fought at what was the turning point of the war. This museum, in now-renamed Volgograd, tells the battle's story around the museum's centrepiece, a massive 16 x 120 metre panorama: The Defeat of Fascists Armies at Stalingrad.
| Venue Information: | Stalingrad Battle Panorama Museum |
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| Opening Hours: | Tue-Sun 10am-6pm (until 5pm in winter) |
| Address: | 47 Chuikova St 400053 |
| Directions: | Some 800km (500 miles) south-east of Moscow, on the Volga River as it turns south-east to drain into the Caspian Sea. By Subway: Lenin Square. By Tram: 1, 8a or 12. |
| Contact Details: | Stalingrad Battle Panorama Museum |
| Email: | M1470@mail.museum.ru |
| Phone: | +7 (8) 8442 23 7272 / +7 (8) 8442 23 6723 (administration) |
| Other Information: | Stalingrad Battle Panorama Museum |
| Website: | Hero City of Volgograd Website |
| Website: | Stalingrad Information Website |
| Website: | Stalingrad Battle Panorama Museum Website |
| Name: | Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation |
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| Location: | Russia |
| Address: | 47 Myasnitskaya str, Moscow, Russia, 107084 |
| Email: | rustourism@ropnet.ru |
| Phone: | +7 (8) 495 207 7117 |
| Fax: | +7 (8) 495 207 3745 |
| Name: | Russian National Tourist Office (UK office) |
| Location: | Russia |
| Address: | 70 Piccadilly, London, W1J 8HP |
| Email: | info@visitrussia.org.uk |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7495 7570 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 7495 8555 |
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