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Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. It is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural centre in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and the main centre of river
Nizhny Novgorod, city and administrative center of Nizhegorod oblast (region) in western Russia. It lies at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers. Writer Maxim Gorky was born in Nizhny Novgorod in 1868, and in 1932 the town was renamed in his honor by the Soviet regime. Its original name was restored in 1990.
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During the Russian Empire, in 1817 Nizhny Novgorod became the country's main trading city. In 1896, the city hosted the largest All-Russia exhibition. In the Soviet era, Nizhny Novgorod was renamed Gorky, in honor of the writer Maxim Gorky. Then it was the industrial center of the Soviet Union.
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Нижегородская область, romanized:Nizhegorodskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,119,115 as of the 2021 Census. From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast (Russian: Горьковская область).
Nizhny Novgorod , formerly (1932–90) Gorky, City (pop., 2002: 1,311,200), western Russia. It is located on the southern bank of the Volga River at its confluence with the Oka River. Founded in 1221, it was annexed to Moscow in 1392.
Gorky Statue. 83 reviews. #41 of 731 things to do in Nizhny Novgorod. Monuments & Statues. Write a review. About. This monument honors the city's native son, Maxim Gorky, famous Russian playwright and novelist. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing. All photos (68) The area. Full view. Best nearby. Restaurants.
May 11, 2018 · GORKI (until 1932 and again from 1992 Nizhni Novgorod), city on the Volga River, Belorussia. It served as an entrepôt for the merchants of Russia and Russian Central Asia from the early 19 th century.
