Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga River is one of the largest cities in Russia скачать в хорошем качестве

Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga River is one of the largest cities in Russia

Nizhny Novgorod (colloquially often-Nizhny Novgorod, from the XIII to the XVII century-Novgorod of the Lower Land, from October 7, 1932 to October 22, 1990 — Gorky) is a city in central Russia, the administrative center of the Volga Federal District and the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The second most populous city in the Volga Federal District and on the Volga River. According to some estimates, it was founded on February 4 (10), 1221 by the Vladimir Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich. It is located in the center of the East European Plain at the confluence of the Oka and Volga rivers. The Oka divides the city into two parts: on the high right bank — Nagornaya on the Dyatlovy Mountains, and Zarechnaya — on its left low-lying bank. On the left bank of the Volga is the satellite city of Bor.