yeah, the oldest trading cultural center of the lower volga region of the southern outpost of russia astrakhan of the 21st century, this is a city in which representatives of about 14 nationalities and 14 religious denominations live , the population of the city is from the highest half a million people, as well as a century ago, a solid part of the local residents are employed in the fish processing and fruits and vegetable industries. in the first case , due to the proximity of the volga floodplain rich in fish, and in the second case, due to the incredible accuracy of local fields since the reign of peter i's father alexei mikhailovich, that is, the 17th century. astrakhan grows the best donkey cucumbers in the country , what is it with a long cucumber , you ask in surprise that the word hardus is translated into russian from persian, the name watermelon was once the largest berry from it in the world. and what about the data of modern statistics every third watermelon in russia is grown in the astrakhan region? friends my russians compatriots let me speak from my heart. the fact is that by