Timeline of Nizhny Novgorod
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1221 - Nizhny Novgorod "founded by Vladimir princes as outpost against Mordvinians and Volga Bulgars."[1]
- 1227 - Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel (Nizhny Novgorod) built.
- 1330 - Pechersky Ascension Monastery founded (approximate date).
- 1370 - Convent of the Annunciation founded.[2]
- 1393 - Nizhny Novgorod becomes part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.[1]
- 1515 - Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin built.
- 1631 - Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel (Nizhny Novgorod) rebuilt.
- 1719 - Stroganov church built.[1]
- 1817 - Annual Makaryev Fair begins.[1]
- 1822 - Old Fair Church of the Transfiguration (Nizhny Novgorod) built.
- 1849 - Nizhny Novgorod Machine Factory established.
- 1862 - Nizhny Novgorod railway station opens.
- 1867 - Population: 40,742.[3]
- 1881 - Population: 57,530.[4]
- 1884 - 7 July: Ethnic unrest.[5]
- 1896 - All-Russia Exhibition 1896 held; Shukhov Rotunda built.
- 1897 - Population: 98,503.
20th century
- 1909 - Kozma Minin newspaper begins publication.
- 1913 - Population: 112,300.[6]
- 1917 - Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University founded.
- 1918 - N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod[7] and Nizhny Novgorod Radio Laboratory esyablished.
- 1920 - Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy established.
- 1926 - Population: 222,356.[1]
- 1929
- Shukhov Towers erected.
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast created.[7]
- Sormovo becomes part of city.[1]
- 1931 - Avtozavodsky City District established.
- 1932
- City renamed "Gorky."[7]
- Gorky Automobile Plant established.[8]
- Lokomotiv Stadium opens.
- 1939 - Population: 644,116.[1]
- 1946 - Russian Federal Nuclear Center established.[9]
- 1963 - FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod (football club) formed.
- 1965 - Bor bridge built.
- 1970 - Sovetsky City District established.
- 1979 - Population: 1,367,000.[10]
- 1985 - Nizhny Novgorod Metro begins operating.[7]
- 1989 - Population: 1,438,133.
- 1990 - Nizhny Novgorod Chamber of Commerce established.[7]
- 1991 - Boris Nemtsov becomes governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.[7]
- 1992 - GAZ privatized.[11]
- 1994
- Nizhny Novgorod International Airport in operation.[7]
- Ivan Petrovich Sklyarov becomes mayor.[12]
21st century
- 2000 - City becomes part of the Volga Federal District.
- 2002 - Burevestnik (Nizhny Novgorod Metro) opens.
- 2010 - Population: 1,250,619.
- 2012 - Nizhny Novgorod cable car to Bor begins operating.
See also
- Nizhny Novgorod history
- History of Nizhny Novgorod
- Other names of Nizhny Novgorod
- Other cities in Russia
- Timeline of Grozny
- Timeline of Kaliningrad
- Timeline of Kazan
- Timeline of Krasnodar
- Timeline of Makhachkala
- Timeline of Moscow
- Timeline of Novosibirsk
- Timeline of Omsk
- Timeline of Pskov
- Timeline of Rostov-on-Don
- Timeline of Saint Petersburg
- Timeline of Samara
- Timeline of Smolensk
- Timeline of Vladivostok
- Timeline of Volgograd
- Timeline of Voronezh
- Timeline of Yekaterinburg
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Gorki", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 698, OL 6112221M
- ↑ "Nizhni-Novgorod", Russia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 1328163
- ↑ George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Nizhni Novgorod". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company.
- ↑ "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885.
- ↑ "Nijni-Novgorod", Jewish Encyclopedia 9, New York, 1907
- ↑ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-1-85743-137-7.
- ↑ Richard Cartwright Austin (2004). Building Utopia: Erecting Russia's First Modern City, 1930. Kent State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87338-730-9.
- ↑ "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved March 2015.
- ↑ Henry W. Morton and Robert C. Stuart, ed. (1984). The Contemporary Soviet City. New York: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-87332-248-5.
- ↑ "Turin meets Detroit—on the Volga", The Economist, 5 March 1998, (subscription required (help))
- ↑ Robert W. Orttung, ed. (2000). Republics and Regions of the Russian Federation: A Guide to Politics, Policies, and Leaders. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-0559-7.
This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Niznei Novgorod", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown – via Hathi Trust
- John Geddie (1885). "Nishni-Novgorod". Russian Empire: its Rise and Progress. London: T. Nelson.
- "Nijni-Novgorod", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
- "Nizhniy-Novgorod", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
- William Henry Beable (1919), "Nijni-Novgorod", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Nizhny Novgorod". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Northern Europe. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
- Catherine Evtuhov (2006). "Nizhnii Novgorod in the 19th century". In Dominic Lieven. Imperial Russia, 1689-1917. Cambridge History of Russia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81529-1.
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