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