"GRUZOVOZOFF" branch office in Samara


Address:
Strelka Reki Volga i Samara, 443099, Samara, Russia


Telephone/Fax:
+ 7 (8462) 70-81-11, 70-82-53, 70-82-54, 70-82-52, 76-27-05, 76-27-06, 76-27-07, 76-27-08


E-mail:
samara@gruzovozoff.ru


Open hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday closed


Head of the branch office:
Aleksey Yefimov

Samara, center of the Samara Region, is located on the left bank of the Volga River. The great part of the city was placed in the interfluve area of the Volga and its left inflows – the Samara and the Sok Rivers. According to one of the versions, the name of the city derives from the Greek words "SAMAR" - merchant, dealer and "RA" - the ancient name of the Volga. According to another version, the city received the name from the river Samara falling into the Volga near the city. In languages of Turkic peoples, once moving in the steppes of the Volga regions, Samara means “steppe river”. The official date of birth of the city was the year 1586, when under the Decree of Tsar Fyodor Ioanovich the construction of a fortress on the Volga began. The fortress was named Samara small town and served for protection Russia from attacks of nomads and for providing a waterway from Kazan up to Astrakhan. The fortress was constructed on the place of the present Khlebnaya square, on the hill. The length of the small town made up 1,7 km, the width - 350 m. In 1688 the Samara fortress was renamed into city, becoming not only a military advanced post at the edge of the Russian territory, but also the trade center. Under Peter the First Samara was the ninth city of the Kazan province with population of 15 thousands people. Since 1719 it was relegated to the Astrakhan province. At that time there were 210 households. Since 1780 Samara was the district city of the Simbirsk Region, since 1796 - of the Siberian province. Since 1851 it was the center of the Samara province. In 1935 by the decision of the Soviet government Samara was renamed into Kuibyshev, in honour of the statesman and party figure Valerian Vladimirovich Kuibyshev. The city received a particular political and strategic value in 1941, when in October, on the eve of the historic battle for Moscow, the governmental organs led by M.I.Kalinin and military departments were evacuated to Kuibyshev by the decision of the State Committee of Defense. During that period Kuibyshev actually became the second capital city of the Soviet Union. In 1990 the historical name of “Samara” was returned to the city. Modern Samara, leaning on its rich historical and cultural traditions, is under construction. It is growing and getting nicer day by day, remaining the pearl on the Volga, the heart of Russia. Samara has an advantageous geographical position. The main railroad lines, the ways of aviation and river communication passing through Samara connect the European part of Russia with the Ural Mountains, Siberia, the Far East and Central Asia. The city is connected to the ports of the White, Baltic, Caspian, Azov, Black and Mediterranean seas by main waterways, and to the ports of the Volga-Caspian and Volga-Don basins. The air communication of the city is carried out with all regions of Russia and with other countries of the world. Historical dates: In 1586 the fortress Samara was laid down. In 1688 Samara gained the status of a city. In 1928 Samara became the center of the Middle Volga Region. In 1935 Samara was renamed into Kuibyshev to commemorate statesman V.V. Kuibyshev (1888-1935.) In 1990 the historical name “Samara” was returned to the city.