Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ??????? ?????????), colloquially shortened as Nizhny and also transliterated into English as Nizhniy Novgorod or Nizhni Novgorod, is the fourth largest city of the Russian Federation, ranking after Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk. It is the economic and cultural center of the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and also the administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Privolzhsky Federal District.

External links

Sites in English

• Nizhny Novgorod City Government website
• Nizhny Novgorod Welcoming Center website
• Sights of the city
• About the city

Other

• About this city (in German)
• www.hist.nnov.ru/architect/ (in Russian)
• Asociacion de amigos de Gorki - (in Spanish) - "Association of friends of Gorki", a UNESCO recognised organisation, was the first tourist group in the city after cancelation of closed status.