Rostov-on-Don – City of Military Glory

Rostov-on-Don is Russia’s “Southern Capital” was once the site of Tanais, an ancient Greek colony. The southwestern suburbs of the city abuts the Don River delta to the Sea of Azov. In the lead-up to the 63rd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Rostov-on-Don was awarded the honorary title “City of Military Glory.” Today Rostov is one of the largest megalopolises in modern Russia, the political, economic, cultural and scientific center in the country’s south, and an important junction of main transportation routes.