Volga Star

The Volga Star (Russian: Волга Стар) is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (project 302, BiFa129M) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin. The ship was built by VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in Boizenburg, East Germany, and entered service in 1983. From 2011 to February 2019 the ship was named after Russian, and later French and American, composer, pianist and conductor Igor Stravinsky.

Igor Stravinskiy at Northern River Terminal in Moscow on 29 September 2011
History
Name:	Akademik Viktor Glushkov (1983–1993) Akademik Vi'ktor Glushkov (1993–2001) Akademik Glushkov (2001–2011) Igor Stravinskiy (2011–2019) Volga Star (2019)
Owner:	2011–2019: Rechflotinvest[1]
Operator:	Doninturflot
Port of registry:	1983–1993: Kherson,  Soviet Union 1993–2001: Kherson,  Ukraine 2001–2019: Rostov-on-Don,  Russia
Route:	Moscow – Saint Petersburg
Builder:	Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau, Boizenburg
Yard number:	379[2]
Completed:	August 1983
In service:	1983
Identification:	RRR number: 160220[2] IMO number: 8326008
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Dmitriy Furmanov-class river cruise ship
Tonnage:	5,414 GT[2][3] 480 DWT[2]
Displacement:	3,830 tons;[2][4]
Length:	129.1 m (424 ft)[2][5]
Beam:	16.7 m (55 ft)[2]
Draught:	2.88 m (9.4 ft)[2]
Decks:	5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power:	3 x 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5)2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp)[2][5]
Propulsion:	3 propellers[2]
Speed:	25.5 km/h (15.8 mph; 13.8 kn)
Capacity:	250 passengers[2]
Crew:	100[2]

Her home port is currently Rostov-on-Don. Captain of the Igor Stravinskiy (2011) is Gennady Cherkashin.[6]