Nizhny Novgorod is one of the largest cities in Russia. It was founded on February 10, 1221 by Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich. The city is located at the confluence of 2 large rivers - the Oka and Volga. That is what helped him become a center in shipping. It is worth noting that in 1834 a weather station was built here, but subsequently converted into a hydrometeorological service.
Almost 5th part of the city is occupied by parks and forests, and 7th - squares, boulevards. Currently, in Nizhny Novgorod there is the same problem as in many other places, environmental pollution. In this article we will consider 10 interesting facts about Nizhny Novgorod.
10. The city is called the "Third Capital" or "Pocket of Russia"
Nizhny Novgorod is also often called the "Third Capital" and "Pocket of Russia". Since 1612, this city has retained the name of a reserve city that expresses the potential of Russian regional life. Officially, it is considered the 5th largest in the Russian Federation.
Nizhny Novgorod is located 438 km from Moscow, and only this does not allow it to be an independent center, for example, such as Yekaterinburg or Novosibirsk. But it is worth noting that at present it is developing in terms of information technology. There are branches of large developers.
9. One of the former names is Gorky
In 1932 the city was renamed Gorky. And this happened in connection with the celebration of the literary activity of the famous Russian writer Maxim Gorky. But such a decision was made very ambiguously.
It is worth noting that the writer himself said that he was unhappy with the way the city was renamed. After all, “Gorky” is not a surname, but simply a literary pseudonym.
So the city lasted fifty eight years and twenty days. In 1990, the question was raised of returning the former name. The documents were sent to Moscow, and after the presidium issued a decree.
But it is worth saying that even now in Nizhny Novgorod there is an area that is named after Gorky, as well as a railway station.
8. Launched the first tram in Russia
The first tram in Russia was launched in Nizhny Novgorod in 1896.. The beginning of this business is associated with the opening of the All-Russian art, as well as commercial and industrial exhibition. Then at the same time several owners created four tram systems at once.
It is worth noting that initially the fare was different everywhere - 10 and 5 kopecks. Currently, trams of the 1980s serve, but there are also new arrivals from 2012.
For a fairly long time, trams in Nizhny Novgorod serve only 3 depots. The first was in the Kremlin, the second in Kanpark, and the third in the Leninsky district.
7. The city is a popular place for filming modern films
When we watch films, we don’t even think about where they were shot. In fact, Nizhny Novgorod is a place where there is an excellent location for filming. It is here that there is everything for filmmaking: amazing architecture, magnificent landscape, beautiful views and responsive, kind people.
Many directors come here to shoot their film. Sometimes it can be small fragments, or full shooting. Most of the films featured famous stars. For example, Lyudmila Khityaeva, Mikhail Ulyanov, Evgenia Glushenko, Oleg Yankovsky and others.
Earlier, until the 2000s, films such as “Life Lesson”, “World Champion”, “Thomas Gordeev”, “Cherry Whirlpool”, “Waiting”, “Cliff” and others were shot here. More recently, in 2015, filmed such series as “Method”, “Cherished girlfriends”.
6. Citizens correctly call Nizhny Novgorod
A city dweller is a person who lives in the city permanently, he has his own rights. After the city of Gorky was renamed back to Nizhny Novgorod, local residents asked and call them as they should - Nizhny Novgorod. So it is fixed, to this day. A man calls himself - Nizhny Novgorod, and a woman - Nizhny Novgorod.
5. The painting "The Appeal of Kuzma Minin" - one of the largest paintings in the world
The turning point in the history of Russia is the appeal of Kuzma Minin to Nizhny Novgorod. Art could not pass by such an important event. Around the end of the 19th century, society became actively interested in the Time of Troubles.
The painting, which is called "The Appeal of Kuzma Minin", recorded the scrapping of the paternalistic scheme in relations between the state and the people. Kuzma Minin was the organizer of the militia against the interventionists in the 17th century. When he arrived in Nizhny Novgorod he began to trade in fish, as well as meat. In 1611, local residents decided to choose him as the headman.
At the time when the troops were fighting enemies, and the clergy were trying to encourage the people, Kuzma spoke to all honest people. This is what is captured in the picture, which considered one of the largest paintings in the world.
It has dimensions - 6 by 7 meters. Currently located in the State Art Museum. It was written by Konstantin Makovsky.
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In Nizhny Novgorod there is a metro station, which is called "Moscow". It is considered the widest in Russia.. Such a record is very easy to explain. At the station there are 2 platforms on which trains of the entire metro diverge. This name was given due to the fact that there is a Moscow station and a highway nearby.
It was built in 1997, but officially opened only in 1985. It is worth noting that, for example, in Moscow there is a station called Novgorodskaya.
3. The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God the Sovereign is in the carriage
Not many people know that in Nizhny Novgorod there is a church that is located directly in the train. There is a story that in the 90s there was an amazing vision in this place. The Mother of God appeared, who ordered to build a church in honor of the icon of Her Sovereign. Her list is in the temple carriage.
But the townspeople say that they don’t know exactly who was given the chance to see the Mother of God, but they decided to build the temple after that. Then a small group of believers was formed, which was actively looking for a place. Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod Nicholas blessed for its arrangement.
Initially, the temple was in the building of the former club. Residents themselves cleaned, cleaned and tidied up the room. But in 2005, one of the firms in Moscow received land for the construction of houses here.
The parishioners of the temple were very upset, but then they got a decommissioned reserved seat car, where they began to conduct services. Currently, there are seats left in it, as well as ventilation grilles.
The church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Sovereign" has its own small choir. People created this trailer at the call of the soul, because they knew that there was no place to wait for help. But, nevertheless, this is one of the amazing places in the city.
2. Was closed until 1991
Not many people know that Nizhny Novgorod was closed from 1959 to 1991.. But then it became open for visiting not only to Soviet, but also to foreign citizens.
Currently, it is the capital, which has eleven twin cities, including Minsk, Kharkov, Suvon and many others.
1. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral built on a raft
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is one of the great sights of Nizhny Novgorod. It differs from others in that it is built "on a raft". It has a plate thickness of about three meters. It was built for almost 13 years. Many times they wanted to dismantle it and destroy it, but since 1992, there have been regular divine services.