2011 Event In the Volga River near Bolgar, Russia, cruise ship Bulgaria sinks; 110 people drown and 80 are rescued alive 1960 Death Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga - matushka-reka), dies at 63 1941 Event Russian government moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow 1896 Birthday Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author, Volga 1896 Birthday Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author, Volga
