Ulyanovsk Oblast

This administrative territory sits along both banks of the Volga River and includes several cities, towns, and numerous rural communities. The landscape alternates between forested hills, river lowlands, and open fields crossed by roads and railway lines.

The territory received its current form as an oblast in 1943 and later carried a different name than it does today. The Soviet government later awarded it the Order of Lenin for industrial achievements during the war and postwar period.

Local communities throughout the territory maintain more than thirty museums, several theaters, and traditional craft workshops that reflect everyday life and regional diversity. In smaller towns and villages, visitors can still find wooden houses with carved window frames that offer a glimpse into rural life along the Volga.

Visitors reach the territory via the M5 highway, which crosses it in an east-west direction, and by train connections from Moscow and other major Russian cities. Two bridges connect the river banks and allow crossing in both directions.

The Undory area holds mineral springs and paleontological sites where fossils of prehistoric marine reptiles from the Cretaceous period have been unearthed. These finds attract researchers and amateur paleontologists interested in the time when the territory was covered by a shallow sea.

Location: Russia

Inception: January 19, 1943

Capital city: Ulyanovsk

Part of: European Russia, Volga Federal District

Shares border with: Chuvashia, Tatarstan, Samara Oblast, Saratov Oblast, Penza Oblast, Mordovia

Website: https://ulgov.ru

GPS coordinates: 53.95000,47.91667

Latest update: December 4, 2025 19:05