Строительство Волжской (Сталинградской) ГЭС / The Volga hydroelectric Power Station: 1950s

Строительство Волжской (Сталинградской) ГЭС в фотографиях 1950-х годов Construction of the Volga (Stalingrad) hydroelectric power station in 1950s photographs Music: From Time Forward by Georgy Sviridov The Volzhskaya HPP (formerly Stalingrad / Volgogradskaya HPP , Volzhskaya HPP named after the XXII Congress of the CPSU ) is a hydroelectric power station on the Volga River in the Volgograd Region . The largest hydroelectric power station in the European part of Russia; in 1960-63 was the largest in the world.... The construction of the hydroelectric power station began in 1952 , and was completed in 1961 .