Ulyanovsk, known as Simbirsk until 1924, 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.
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| Subject | Ulyanovsk |
| Category | City in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 1924 |
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