The ''Volga'' class is a class of Russian river passenger ships. It is named after the first ship in the class ''

Volga The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europe by length, longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Cas ...

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Volga River The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europe by length, longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Cas ...

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River cruise ships of the Austrian project Q-031

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Anton Chekhov-class motorship Anton Chekhov-class motorship is a class of List of Russian river passenger ships, Russian river passenger ships. It is named after Anton Chekhov. Four-deck cruise ships manufactured in Austria, 1978–1979.Vladimir Ilyich-class motorship Vladimir Ilyich class is a class of List of Russian river passenger ships, Russian river passenger ships. It is named after the first ship of the class ''Sankt-Peterburg (ship), Vladimir Ilyich''. Four-deck cruise ships manufactured in Germany, ...

* Rodina-class motorship *

Baykal-class motorship ''Baykal ''class is a class of Russian river passenger ships. It is named after Baikal. Two-deck cargo-passenger ships were built by VEB Warnowwerft Warnemünde, at their shipyard in Warnemünde, in East Germany in 1953–1956. River cruise shi ...

* Sergey Yesenin-class motorship * Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya-class motorship * Yerofey Khabarov-class motorship *

Dunay-class motorship The ''Dunay ''class is a class of Russian river passenger ships, named after Danube River. They are two-deck cargo-passenger ships built in Hungary between 1959 and 1964.Amur-class motorship Amur class is a class of Russian river passenger ships. It is named after the first ship in the class, which in her turn was named after the Amur River. Two-deck cruise ships manufactured by Österreichische Schiffswerften AG at their shipyard i ...

Dmitriy Furmanov-class motorship ''Dmitriy Furmanov'' class is a class of List of Russian river passenger ships, Russian river passenger ships, project 302, 302M, 302MK / German name BiFa129M. The class is named after the first ship in the class Dmitriy Furmanov (ship), Dmitriy ...

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River cruise ships of the Austrian project Q-031

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