The New Great Game Round-Up #35

2013 was a memorable year for the Russian city of Volgograd. At the beginning of February, Russia celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, which ultimately denied the German war machine access to the crucial oil fields near Baku and led to the defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII. In commemoration of this decisive battle, Volgograd will from now on be renamed as Stalingrad for a few days each year.
But 2013 will also be remembered because the important industrial city has become the latest target in the ongoing terror campaign plaguing the Russian Federation:

Consecutive Volgograd suicide bombing kills at least 15 (PHOTOS, GRAPHIC VIDEO)

A terrorist attack in the Russian city of Volgograd has killed at least 15 passengers on a trolleybus. The explosion comes just one day after a separate suicide bombing in the city killed 18 people and injured scores of others.

104 people were injured in twin blasts and 33 were killed, according to the Emergencies Ministry.

© Photo Reuters/Sergei Karpov

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