Tsaritsyn City

Tsaritsyn City is situated on the Volga River in the Northern Federal District of Soviyya. In the course of its history the city has served as the capital of a progression of states, from the medieval Grand Duchy of Tsaritsyn and the subsequent Soviyyan Empire to the Soviet Union. Tsaritsyn is the site of the Tsaritsyn Kremlin, a medieval city-fortress that is today the residence of the Soviyyan Prime Minister. The Tsaritsyn Kremlin is also one of several World Heritage Sites in the city. Both chambers of the Soviyyan parliament (the State Duma and the Federation Council) also sit in Tsaritsyn.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Soviyyan independence in 1991, Tsaritsyn City remained the capital of Soviyya and experienced a steady migration influx of ethnic Soviyyans from other regions of the country. During the country's transformation to a market economy and democracy, Kiev has continued to be Soviyya's one of largest and richest city. Tsaritsyn City's armament-dependent industrial output fell after the Soviet collapse, adversely affecting science and technology. But new sectors of the economy such as services and finance facilitated Tsaritsyn City's growth in salaries and investment, as well as providing continuous funding for the development of housing and urban infrastructure. Tsaritsyn City emerged as the most pro-Western and pro-democracy region of Ukraine where parties advocating tighter integration with the European Union dominate during elections.