Nizhny Novgorod

Country

Russia

Coordinates

56.3269, 44.0075

History

• Угарман (–1221)
• Nizhny Novgorod (1221–1341), Grand Principality of Vladimir
• Nizhny Novgorod (1341–1392), Principality of Suzdal—Nizhny Novgorod
• Nizhny Novgorod (1392–1547), Grand Principality of Moscow
• Nizhny Novgorod (1547–1721), Tsardom of Russia
• Nizhny Novgorod (1721–1917), Russian Empire
• Nizhny Novgorod (1917–1922), Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
• Nizhny Novgorod (1922–1932), Soviet Union
• Горький (1932–1990), Soviet Union
• Nizhny Novgorod (1990–1991), Soviet Union
• Nizhny Novgorod (1991–), Russia

Composers

• Mily Balakirev (1837–1910), was born in Nizhny Novgorod
• Alexander Krein (1883–1951), was born in Nizhny Novgorod
• David Ashkenazi (1915–1997), was born in Nizhny Novgorod
• Daniil Trifonov (1991–), was born in Nizhny Novgorod