Timeline of Volgograd

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Volgograd, Russia.

Prior to 20th century

1911 – Synagogue built.
1913 – Population: 100,817.
1917 – Tsaritsyn Soviet formed.
1918 – Battle of Tsaritsyn begins.
1925 – 10 April: City [List of List of renamed cities and towns in Russia|renamed cities and towns in Russia|renamed] "Stalingrad."
1926 – Population: 151,490.
1929 – Football Club Rotor Volgograd formed.
1930 – Stalingrad tractor factory begins operating.
1939 – Population: 445,476.
1942 – 19 August: Battle of Stalingrad begins.
1943 – 2 February: Battle of Stalingrad ends; Soviets in power.
1951 – Barmaley Fountain dismantled.
1952 – Volgograd Airport established.
1957 – Premiere of Bulgakov's play Flight.
1961
* 10 November: City renamed "Volgograd."
* Volga Hydroelectric Station commissioned near city.
1964
* opens.
* Central Stadium (Volgograd) built.
1965 – Population: 700,000.
1967 – The Motherland Calls monument unveiled.
1980 – Volgograd State University founded.
1984 – Volgograd Metrotram begins operating.
1985
* opens.
* Population: 974,000.
1987 – founded.
1989 – Football Club Olimpia Volgograd formed.
1991 – becomes mayor.
1992 – Volgograd State Pedagogical University active.
1996 – Nikolay Maksyuta becomes governor of Volgograd Oblast.
2000 – City becomes part of the Southern Federal District.