Nizhny Novgorod, colloquially shortened to Nizhny and from 1932 to 1990 known as Gorky, is both a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in Russia.
Nizhny Novgorod 2025 04 29 Minin and Pozharsky square 01
NN 30 06 2022 the Spit of Nizhny Novgorod at sunset 05
Gorky Automobile Plant. Main entrance. 09 2019 01
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.
The Spit
View of the Spit and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Andrei Karelin and Ivan Shishkin. 1880.
The Spit in the Soviet period. A dark gray building in the center is the former Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, converted into a warehouse. 1985.