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Nizhny Novgorod, City and Region


Other spellings include: Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhnij Novgorod, Nizhnii Novgorod, Nishnij Novgorod, Nijni Novgorod, Nizni Novgorod, Niznii Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya Oblast

Where the Volga and the Oka Rivers meet, you will find Russia's third largest city in the region by the same name. Founded in 1221, the city has an interesting and long history of perseverance. Between the years 1932 and 1990, it was known as Gorki (Gorky, Gorkiy). Regardless of its name or spellings, it has been considered a major cultural and industrial city for many centuries. In recent years, it became famous to the world as the city where Andrei Sakharov, the famous Russian scientist and activist for democracy, was exiled.

The following is a list of sites describing the city and region of Nizhny Novgorod. Below these resources we have also listed resources that describe the smaller, less well-known towns of the region. We hope this list will continue to grow as more communities become represented on the World Wide Web so please be sure to let us know if you are aware of any other sites.


  • Cities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region *

    This site contains information Nizhny Novgorod and cities of the Nizhegorod region.

  • Nizhnii Novgorod Internet Reference Guide *

    Deirdre Shelly maintains a page concerning Nizhny Novgorod.

  • Business Informations Service of Nizhny Novgorod *

    Business information for the region including the local newspaper "Monitor".

  • City and Vicinity of Nizhny *

    Denis Khotimsky's pictures provide interesting views of the area.

  • NUPI Centre for Russian Studies Database - Nizhniy Novgorod *

    Facts, statistics and information about the government is provided about this region.

  • Nizhni Novgorod Site *

    Dmitry Nefedov's page with a view of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin and several interesting links.

  • Nizhni Novgorod on the Net *

    This site, presented by Nizhny Novgorod State University, has a vast amount of information about society, government, entertainment, education, regional news, plus much more. Some pages are only in Russian.

  • Nizhny Novgorod *

    A short description and a few photos are provided by Inna Travel.

  • RUSSIA - Main Map : Nizhnii Novgorod *

    Information, a map and several pictures from Michael Scott's "10 Months in Russia".

  • Russia by Rail: Nizhny Novgorod *

    A short history plus statistical information is provided as an excerpt from this book.

  • Volga Cruise: Nizhny Novgorod *

    Photos and a description of this city.

  • Other Cities and Towns in the Region
    (Short descriptions that are mostly in Russian only)

  • Arzamas *

  • Bogorodsk *

  • Bor *

  • Kstovo *

  • Kulebaki *

  • Lukoyanov *

  • Lyskovo *

  • Navashino *

  • Pavlovo *

  • Pervomaisk *

  • Semenov *

  • Uren *

  • Vetluga *

  • Vyksa *

  • Zavolzhie *


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