Timeline of Nizhny Novgorod

Last updated August 13, 2024

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Prior to 20th century

1221 – Nizhny Novgorod "founded by Vladimir princes as outpost against Mordvinians and Volga Bulgars."^[1]
1227 – Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel (Nizhny Novgorod) [ ru ] built.
1330 – Pechersky Ascension Monastery founded (approximate date).
1370 – Convent of the Annunciation founded.^[2]
1393 – Nizhny Novgorod becomes part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.^[1]
1515 – Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin built.^[3]
1631 – Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel (Nizhny Novgorod) [ ru ] rebuilt.
1719 – Stroganov church built.^[1]
1817 – Annual Nizhny Novgorod Fair begins.^[1]^[3]
1822 – Old Fair Church of the Transfiguration (Nizhny Novgorod) [ ru ] built.
1849 – Nizhny Novgorod Machine Factory established.
1862 – Nizhny Novgorod railway station opens.
1867 – Population: 40,742.^[4]
1868 - Alexander Nevsky Cathedral construction begins.^[3]
1871 - Steamship Perevorot built and joined the Steamboats on the Volga River.^[3]
1881 – Population: 57,530.^[5]
1884 – 7 July: Ethnic unrest.^[6]
1896 – All-Russia Exhibition 1896 held; Shukhov Rotunda built.
1897 – Population: 98,503.

20th century

1909 – Kozma Minin newspaper begins publication.
1913 – Population: 112,300.^[7]
1917 – Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University founded.
1918
- N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod ^[8]
- Nizhny Novgorod Radio Laboratory established.
1920 – Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy established.
1926 – Population: 222,356.^[1]
1929
- Shukhov Towers erected.
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast created.^[8]
- Sormovo becomes part of city.^[1]
1931 – Avtozavodsky City District established.
1932
- City renamed "Gorky."^[8]
- Gorky Automobile Plant established.^[9]
- Lokomotiv Stadium opens.
1939 – Population: 644,116.^[1]
1941-1943 – Bombing of Gorky.
1946 – Russian Federal Nuclear Center established.^[10]
1947 - Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Radio Engineering founded.
1963 – FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod (football club) formed.
1965
- Bor bridge [ ru ] built.
- Population: 1,085,000.^[11]
1970 – Sovetsky City District established.
1979 – Population: 1,367,000.^[12]
1985 – Nizhny Novgorod Metro begins operating.^[8]
1989 – Population: 1,438,133.
1990 – Nizhny Novgorod Chamber of Commerce established.^[8]
1991 – Boris Nemtsov becomes governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.^[8]
1992 – GAZ privatized.^[13]
1994
- Nizhny Novgorod International Airport in operation.^[8]
- Ivan Petrovich Sklyarov becomes mayor.^[14]
2000 – City becomes part of the Volga Federal District.

21st century

2002 – Burevestnik (Nizhny Novgorod Metro) opens.
2010 – Population: 1,250,619.
2012 – Nizhny Novgorod cable car to Bor begins operating.
2015 - FC Nizhny Novgorod founded.
2016 – 70th Anniversary of Victory Plant built.
2017 – Bor bridge II built.
2018 - Nizhny Novgorod Stadium opened.

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Nizhny Novgorod is the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in Russia. The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.7 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. It is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural centre in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and is the main centre of river tourism in Russia. In the historic part of the city there are many universities, theatres, museums and churches.

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,119,115 as of the 2021 Census. From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast.

Nizhny Novgorod Fair was a fair in Nizhny Novgorod held annually every July near Makaryev Monastery on the left bank of the Volga River from the mid-16th century to 1816. Following a massive fire in 1816, it was moved to Nizhny Novgorod, but for some decades thereafter it still was commonly referred to as Makaryev Fair. It attracted foreign merchants from India, Iran, and Central Asia.

The All-Russia industrial and art exhibition 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod was held from May 28 till October 1, 1896. The 1896 exhibition was the largest pre-revolution exhibition in the Russian Empire and was organized with money allotted by Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. The All-Russia industrial conference was held together with the exhibition.

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Nizhny Novgorod was founded by Prince Yuri II of Vladimir in 4 February 1221. Citizens organized an army to liberate Moscow from the Poles in 1611, led by Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky. During the Russian Empire, in 1817 Nizhny Novgorod became the country's main trading city. In 1896, the city hosted the largest All-Russia exhibition. In the Soviet era, Nizhny Novgorod was renamed Gorky, in honor of the writer Maxim Gorky. Then it was the industrial center of the Soviet Union. During the World War II, the city sent to the front a huge amount of military equipment and ammunition. Therefore, the German air force bombed the city for 3 years. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the city was renamed back to Nizhny Novgorod. In Russia, the city became a political center and the capital of the Volga Federal District. Now the city is the center of information technology and develops tourism.

The Spit of Nizhny Novgorod is one of the main natural landmarks in the historical centre of Nizhny Novgorod. It is located at the confluence of the Oka and Volga rivers.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Gorki", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 698, OL 6112221M
↑ Baedeker 1914.
1 2 3 4 Britannica 1910.
↑ George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Nizhni Novgorod". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company. hdl:2027/hvd.hn585n.
↑ "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469.
↑ Jewish Encyclopedia 1907.
↑ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-1-85743-137-7.
↑ Austin 2004.
↑ "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network . Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich . Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. Gorky
↑ Henry W. Morton and Robert C. Stuart, ed. (1984). The Contemporary Soviet City . New York: M.E. Sharpe. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-87332-248-5.
↑ "Turin meets Detroit—on the Volga", The Economist , 5 March 1998
↑ Robert W. Orttung, ed. (2000). Republics and Regions of the Russian Federation: A Guide to Politics, Policies, and Leaders. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-0559-7.

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Abraham Rees (1819), "Niznei Novgorod", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/mdp.39015068382335 – via Hathi Trust
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[seltzer1952-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Gorki", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 698, OL 6112221M

[FOOTNOTEBaedeker1914-2] Baedeker 1914.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] 1 2 3 4 Britannica 1910.

[ripley1879-4] George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Nizhni Novgorod". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company. hdl:2027/hvd.hn585n.

[5] "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469.

[FOOTNOTEJewish_Encyclopedia1907-6] Jewish Encyclopedia 1907.

[7] "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.

[europa2002-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-1-85743-137-7.

[FOOTNOTEAustin2004-9] Austin 2004.

[ISN-10] "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network . Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich . Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[11] "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. Gorky

[Morton1984-12] Henry W. Morton and Robert C. Stuart, ed. (1984). The Contemporary Soviet City . New York: M.E. Sharpe. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-87332-248-5.

[13] "Turin meets Detroit—on the Volga", The Economist , 5 March 1998

[Orttung2000-14] Robert W. Orttung, ed. (2000). Republics and Regions of the Russian Federation: A Guide to Politics, Policies, and Leaders. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-0559-7.

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