A city in north-western Russia, a port on the River Volga; population 211,000 (est. 2008). It was formerly known as Shcherbakov (1946–57) and, in honour of the former president of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, as Andropov (1984–9).
A city in northwestern Russia, a port on the Volga River; population 211,000 (est. 2008). It was formerly known as Shcherbakov (1946–57) and, in honor of the former president of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, as Andropov (1984–9).