Volsk
or VOLJSK, town of Russia, province of Saratov; on the Volga; 80 miles N. E. of Saratov. It has several churches, a technical school, normal school, etc. There are large quays along the river, and trade in tallow and skins with Petrograd, in fruit with Nijni Novgorod, and in corn with Astrakhan and Rybinsk was carried on before the World War. A great market is held in autumn. Pop. about 40,000.