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Saratov is a major city in southern Russia. It is the administrative centre of Saratov Oblast and a major port on the Volga River. In addition to ethnic Russians, the city also has many Tatar, Ukrainian, Jewish and German residents. Saratov became an important shipping port in the 1800s, and developed industrially after a railroad linking it to Moscow was finished in 1870. From Soviet times until 1991, Saratov was a "closed city", strictly off limits to all foreigners. Situated on the Volga River, this was a major military aircraft manufacturing site, the home of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, and a vital part of the Soviet space programme.

Approaching Saratov	Saratov		Saratov newer buildings and square
Saratov from Victory Park	Vista of Saratov from Victory Park on the Sokolovaya Mountain		One of the longest bridges in Europe crosses the Volga, connecting Saratov and its neighbouring city, Engels
	The Saratov conservatory is the third biggest in Russia, following those of Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. The pride of the conservatory is its organ , one of the few of its kind in Russia.
Saratov Conservatory		Utoli Moya Pechali Church	Side street in Saratov
Saratov open air museum, Victory Park.
Armoured car	Mig fighter	Aircraft and missiles	Space capsule
Yuri Gagarin's landing craft	Rocket launchers	Rocket launcher	Rocket launchers
	Tanks at Saratov open air museum		Helicopters
Display exhibit	Fire engines	Submarine	People of the world, for a minute rise...
German Tank	Tanks		T34 tank
Rocket launchers through the ages		Saratov War memorial at Victory Park

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