Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 705 kilometers (438 mi) east of Moscow. Ulyanovsk has been the only Russian UNESCO City of Literature since 2015.
View of Ulyanovsk, now dominated by Soviet-era buildings
The Bogdan Khitrovo Monument in downtown Ulyanovsk
Monument to Nikolay Karamzin.
Ulyanovsk Oblast Administration
Ulyanovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Ulyanovsk. It has a population of 1,292,799.
Volga River (Kuybyshev Reservoir) near Ulyanovsk
Nature reserve "Privolzhskaya lesostep"
Sviyaga River
Regional Museum of History and Arts