Nizhny Novgorod


 * There is also a town Velikiy Novgorod with Novgorod in its name

Nizhny Novgorod (Russian:Ни́жний Но́вгород, often shortened to Nizhny) is the fourth largest city in Russia. The first three are Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk. Nizhny Novgorod had a population of 1,311,252 in 2002, and one of 1,438,133 in 1989. It is the economic and cultural center of the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and also the administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Volga Federal District.

From 1932 to 1990 the city was known as Gorky (Russian: Го́рький} after the writer Maxim Gorky.

Other websites

 * Nizhny Novgorod City Government website
 * Official website of Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum
 * Art Museum of Nizhny Novgorod
 * http://www.nne.ru The Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas Archdiocese
 * VisitNizhny.com Information about tourism and entertainment in Nizhny Novgorod
 * Nizhny Novgorod Online