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Rivers figure prominently in a nation's historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in Russian and American cultures. Beginning in the pre-modern world, both rivers served as critical trade routes connecting cultures in an extensive exchange network, while also sustaining populations through their surrounding wetlands and bottomlands. In modern times, "Mother Volga" and the "Father of Waters" became integral parts of national identity, contributing to a sense of Russian and American exceptionalism. Furthermore, both rivers were drafted into service as the means t

History --- Geography --- Wolga --- Mississippi --- Rivers --- Collective memory --- Nationalism --- Human ecology --- Cours d'eau --- Mémoire collective --- Nationalisme --- Ecologie humaine --- Social aspects --- History. --- Aspect social --- Histoire --- Volga River Region (Russia) --- Mississippi River --- Volga, Région de la (Russie) --- Mississippi (Fleuve) --- Mémoire collective --- Volga, Région de la (Russie) --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human beings --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Nature --- Collective remembrance --- Common memory --- Cultural memory --- Emblematic memory --- Historical memory --- National memory --- Public memory --- Social memory --- Memory --- Social psychology --- Group identity --- National characteristics --- Brooks --- Creeks --- Runs (Rivers) --- Streams --- Bodies of water --- Effect of environment on --- Effect of human beings on --- Volga River (Russia) --- Itil River (Russia) --- Ra River (Russia) --- Rha River (Russia) --- Volga River (R.S.F.S.R.)