Volga (Поволжский, Povolzhsky), the traditional name of the region, meaning “the area by the Volga River“ Volga Economic Region (Поволжский, Povolzhsky), the traditional name of the region, meaning “the area by the Volga River“ composed of: Astrakhan Oblast Republic of Kalmykia Penza Oblast Samara Oblast Saratov Oblast Republic of Tatarstan Ulyanovsk Oblast Volgograd Oblast