In 1932 Soviet government renamed the city in honor and good memory of a russian writer who was born from Nizhniy Novgorod and wrote his novels under pseudoname Gorky which means "bitter" in Russian. (Interesting, that the writer was alive at the time, and wasn't very happy that his hometown was re-named in his honor)
75 years later, when the wisdom of Soviet idea was questioned, the city of Gorky was renamed back to its original name of Nizhniy Novgorod (thus causing a lot of confusion for everybody who got used to calling it Gorky in the previous 75 years -- me included).
Nizhniy Novgorod is the third
largest city in Russia (former Russian Federation), with over 2.5 million
residents, large industrial corporations,
colleges and Universities, cultural centers.
See what's happening there today.
Gorky University is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in
Russia, founded in the 19th century.
Nizhniy Novgorod is also famous for its
"XOX/IOMA"
(pronounced like "khohloma") -
beautiful russian art. Khohloma is a special way of painting on wood. In
only a few colors - black, red, gold, and sometimes green -- khohloma painters
create incredibly charming ornaments.
To return to my homepage click
here.