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ôîíòàíîâ, öâåòîâ. Íî ñàìîé äëèííîé ìàãèñòðàëüþ ÿâëÿåòñÿ óëè-
öà 2-ÿ Ïðîäîëüíàÿ. Îíà ïðîòÿíóëàñü áîëåå ÷åì íà 50 êèëîìåòðîâ.
Èìåííî íà ýòîé óëèöå íàõîäèòñÿ Âîëãîãðàäñêèé ãîñóäàðñòâåí-
íûé óíèâåðñèòåò.
Âîëãîãðàä ïîõîæ íà áîëüøóþ öåïü (chain), êàæäîå çâåíî
êîòîðîé, âîñåìü ðàéîíîâ (each link of which, eight districts), ñ
îäíîé ñòîðîíû, ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñîáîé ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíûé ìèíèãîðîä
(is an independent mini-city), à ñ äðóãîé — ÿâëÿåòñÿ ÷àñòüþ (is
part and parcel of) ìåãàïîëèñà. Íàçâàíèÿ âñåõ âîñüìè ðàéîíîâ:
Òðàêòîðîçàâîäñêèé, Êðàñíîîêòÿáðüñêèé, Äçåðæèíñêèé, Öåíòðàëü-
íûé, Âîðîøèëîâñêèé, Ñîâåòñêèé, Êèðîâñêèé, Êðàñíîàðìåéñ-
êèé, à òàêæå ìíîãèõ óëèö è ïëîùàäåé íå èçìåíèëèñü ïîñëå ïåðå-
ñòðîéêè. Ñâÿçàòü “çâåíüÿ” ïîçâîëÿåò ãîðîäñêîé òðàíñïîðò.
Âîëãîãðàä ñ÷èòàåòñÿ êðóïíûì ïðîìûøëåííûì, òîðãîâûì è
êóëüòóðíûì öåíòðîì Íèæíåãî Ïîâîëæüÿ. Çäåñü áîëåå 160 (ñòà
øåñòèäåñÿòè) çàâîäîâ è ôàáðèê. Íàèáîëåå èçâåñòíûìè ÿâëÿþòñÿ
òàêèå çàâîäû, êàê (such plants as...) òðàêòîðíûé, “Êðàñíûé Îê-
òÿáðü”, “Áàððèêàäû”, ñóäîñòðîèòåëüíûé.
 Âîëãîãðàäå åñòü íåñêîëüêî òåàòðîâ, íàèáîëåå ïîïóëÿðíûå
èç íèõ — äðàìàòè÷åñêèé (ÍÝÒ), òåàòð þíîãî çðèòåëÿ (ÒÞÇ),
ìóçûêàëüíûé òåàòð. Âîëãîãðàäöû ëþáÿò ñâîé Öåíòðàëüíûé êîí-
öåðòíûé çàë ñ îðãàíîì è ãîðîäñêîé öèðê. Â êóëüòóðíóþ æèçíü
ãîðîäà âíîñÿò ñâîé âêëàä (to contribute) ôèëàðìîíèÿ, ìóçåè, áèá-
ëèîòåêè, ïëàíåòàðèé ñ óíèêàëüíûì îïòè÷åñêèì îáîðóäîâàíèåì
(unique optical equipment).
 Âîëãîãðàäå ìíîãî ñòóäåíòîâ. Ãîðîä ñòàë óíèâåðñèòåòñêèì ñ
1980 ãîäà, êîãäà áûë îòêðûò Âîëãîãðàäñêèé ãîñóíèâåðñèòåò. Ñåé-
÷àñ óíèâåðñèòåòîâ â ãîðîäå ïðèáàâèëîñü, òàê êàê ìíîãèå èíñòè-
òóòû ïåðåèìåíîâàëè (to rename) â óíèâåðñèòåòû è àêàäåìèè.
Âîëãîãðàäöû ëþáÿò ñâîé ãîðîä è ãîðäÿòñÿ åãî ñëàâíîé èñòî-
ðèåé (are pround of its glorious history).
1. Îòâåòüòå íà âîïðîñû:
1. Êàêîâà ÷èñëåííîñòü íàñåëåíèÿ Âîëãîãðàäà/Ñêîëüêî æèòå-
ëåé â Âîëãîãðàäå? 2. Êîãäà áûë îñíîâàí ãîðîä? 3.  ÷åñòü êîãî
íàçâàëè ãîðîä? 4. ×òî âû óçíàëè èç èñòîðèè îñíîâàíèÿ ãîðîäà, î
ïðîèñõîæäåíèè åãî íàçâàíèÿ (What did you learn about the history
of the city’s foundation, about the origins of its name)? 5. Ãäå ðàñïî-
ëîæåí Âîëãîãðàä? 6. Êàêîâà åãî ïðîòÿæåííîñòü? 7. Êàêèå ñàìûå
äëèííûå ãîðîäñêèå ìàãèñòðàëè? 8. Ãäå íàõîäèòñÿ Âîëãîãðàäñêèé
ãîñóíèâåðñèòåò? 9. Ñêîëüêî ðàéîíîâ â Âîëãîãðàäå? 10. Â êàêèõ