In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. - Ben Franklin
Russian Communities - Gorodets

History is made out of the failures and heroism of each insignificant moment. - Franz Kafka


Gorodets

Located on bank of the Volga River, 40 miles from the regional capital of Nizhny Novgorod, is the ancient town of Gorodets (Gorodetz). Founded in 1152, this town is famous for its folk art.

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