Samara,
Russian, from 1935 to
1991—Kuybyshev,
is a major city situated
on the Volga River in
the southeastern part
of European Russia,
Privolzhsky (Volga)
Federal District, the
administrative center
of Samara Oblast. It
was founded in 1586
as a defense outpost,
and later grew into
a major grain-trading
center for the Volga
region. Important manufactures
include motor vehicles,
railroad equipment,
chemicals, and machinery.
The city also has an
aerospace industry,
producing the Soyuz
space shuttle. Due to
this industry the city
was a closed city during
the Cold War. It was
the reserve capital
of the Soviet Union
from 1941 to 1943 when
German troops threatened
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