Question: Do you know what the old, oblast capital of Vologograd, in Russia, is?
Paraphrase: What is the old oblast capital of Vologograd in Russia?
SPARQL (Wikidata):  select distinct ?sbj where { ?sbj wdt:P36 wd:Q914 . ?sbj wdt:P31 wd:Q835714 } 
Answer: Volgograd Oblast