Novokuybyshevsk

Novokuybyshevsk (Russian: Новоку́йбышевск) is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern bank of the Volga River, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) away from it. Population: 108,438 (2010 census); 112,973 (2002 census); 112,987 (1989 Soviet census).

During the Russian Civil War, the area where the city now stands was a place of ferocious battles with the White Russians.

On February 22, 1952, following the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, Novo-Kuybyshev was granted town status and renamed Novokuybyshevsk. The name means "New Kuybyshev", Kuybyshev being the name of the nearby city of Samara from 1935 until 1991.