Host Cities – Bidding Nation Russia

  • Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan with more than 1 million residents. It also is an academic hotbed with 30 of Russia’s largest universities and more than 180,000 students. More than 100 nationalities live in this diverse city. more>
  • Nizhny Novgorod is a city situated at the confluence of the Volga and Oka Rivers and has a population of more than 1.3 million. It is recognized by UNESCO on a list of 100 cities of great history and culture. By the mid-19th century, the city on the Volga was firmly established as the trade capital of the Russian Empire, and remains today as an economic, transport and cultural centre. more>
  • Yaroslavl is located 250 kilometres northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. The city has more than 600,000 residents. Its pre-eminent position at the intersection of several major highways, railways and waterways makes Yaroslavl an important industrial center. more>
  • Samara is the capital of Samara Oblast region with a population of 1.1 million people. In 2007 the city hosted a European Union-Russia Summit. Samara is a major transport hub with an international airport, a major railway station and a major river port. more>
  • Volgograd is situated alongside the Volga River and has 1.1 million residents. Modern Volgograd remains an important industrial city, including shipbuilding, oil refining, steel and aluminum production, as well as other manufacturing. The city also is a transportation hub with a major railway junction and rail links to Moscow, as well as numerous regions. Volgograd International Airport provides air links to major Russian cities and several destinations abroad. more>
  • Saransk is the capital of the Republic of Mordovia and located in central European Russia, in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about 630 kilometres east of Moscow. It currently has a population of more than 300,000 residents. more>