[DOC] [TLE] Volga River - Wikipedia [PAR] The Volga is the longest river in Europe; it is also Europe's largest river in terms 
of discharge and watershed. It flows through central Russia and into the Caspian 
Sea, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Eleven of the twenty 
largest cities of Russia, including the capital, Moscow, ... The Volga and its 
tributaries form the Volga river system, which flows through... [DOC] [TLE] Valdai Hills - Wikipedia [PAR] The Valdai Hills are an upland region in the north-west of central Russia running 
north-south, ... The Valdai Hills reach their maximum height of 346.9 m (1,138 ft) 
near Vyshny Volochyok. The Volga, the Daugava (the Western Dvina), the Lovat, 
the Msta, the Dnieper, the Syas, and other rivers originate in the Valdai Hills. [DOC] [TLE] Valdai Hills | region, Russia | Britannica.com [PAR] Valdai Hills, Russian Valdayskaya Vozvyshennost, upland region running ... It 
drops slowly and majestically from its source 748 feet (228 metres) above sea 
level to its mouth 92 feet below sea level. .... Planet Earth section illustration on 
white background. ... Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article. [DOC] [TLE] A Journey through Southeastern Russia - JStor [PAR] subject of a lecture, but it is a region that I know some- thing about, and of ... 
fertile or black earth region of Central Russia also has its ..... Valdai hills to the 
Caspian sea is more than 2,300 miles; its width ... thirty miles, so that a boatman 
in crossing it loses sight ..... of the origin, history and life of the Caucasian 
mountaineers,. [DOC] [TLE] Nurturer of Statehood and Empire - CSMonitor.com [PAR] Aug 31, 1993 ... ... in the Valdai Hills north of Moscow, then curving around the Russian capital ... 
The Volga and its tributaries were the most important trade links to both ... have 
come to define modern Russia can trace their origins to the Volga. ... boatmen 
hauling barges on the river to the rhythm of their haunting chorus. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Provincial Russia" - Internet Archive [PAR] Its basin is intimately con- nected with Russian history, and comprises to-day the 
most ..... toiling with his own imperial hands at the boatman's oar and the 
executioner's axe. ..... The place- names of the middle Urals are of Samoyede 
origin. ..... From the low wooded heights of the Valdai Hills you can see the upper 
valley of... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "The Urge To The Sea The Course Of Russian History" [PAR] The Valdai Hills, 1 the name by which this region is known, may be ... approach 
the Valdai Hills coun- try in the range of its access to two continents, and only 
Naha- .... Four centuries of Russian history gain a meaning by virtue of foreign 
trade and the ..... In the west, from early times the river boatmen of Novgorod, 
though... [DOC] [TLE] Volga River [PAR] Origin, Valdai Hills ... The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia, 
flows through the ... In modern Turkic languages, the Volga is known as del (
) in Tatar, ... Rising in the Valdai Hills 225 m (740 ft) above sea level north-
west of ... The Volga and its tributaries form the Volga river system, which drains 
an area... [DOC] [TLE] Volga River [PAR] The Volga (Russian: , Tatar Cyrillic: , Latin: del) is the largest river in 
... The Turkic peoples associated the Itil's origin with the Kama River. ... Under the 
Mongols, the river was known by its other Turkic name Sar-su ("yellow ... Rising 
in the Valdai Hills 225 meters (738 ft) above sea level north-west of Moscow and
... [DOC] [TLE] The Englishwoman in Russia. - Digital Library Project [PAR] I have seen a Russian colonel, known for his excessive severity, who would 
witness ... Vologda: its inhabitants  A Polish lady  Treatment of the Poles  
Russian ... Administering the sacrament  A funeral  Customs of oriental origin

Question: Its boatmen know of its origin in the Valdai Hills in Russia
Answer: the Volga