Nizhni Novgorod

American  

[nizh-nee nov-guh-rod, nyee-zhnyee nawv-guh-ruht] / ˈnɪʒ ni ˈnɒv gəˌrɒd, ˈnji ʒnji ˈnɔv gə rət /

noun

1. a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow, on the Volga River.

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Nizhni Novgorod British  

/ ˈniʒnij ˈnɔvɡərət /

noun

1. Former name (1932–91): Gorki.  a city and port in central Russia, at the confluence of the Volga and Oka Rivers: situated on the Volga route from the Baltic to central Asia; birthplace of Maxim Gorki. Pop: 1 288 000 (2005 est)

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Nizhni Novgorod

Nemtsov, the former mayor of Nizhni Novgorod, is one of Yeltsin's favorites, and he will probably reappear in a senior post in the next Cabinet.

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After flying last week from Moscow to the city of Nizhni Novgorod, Russia's bad-boy politician was dismayed to be confronted at the airport by demonstrators calling him a fascist.

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He's a former communist youth leader and oil-company executive from the reform-oriented city of Nizhni Novgorod.

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In Moscow and Kiev, in St. Petersburg and Nizhni Novgorod, authorities are organizing rallies and parades to honor the old soldiers.

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Republic" says: "Under the present policy of the Government the United States will get the dyeing, curing, and manufacturing establishments from London, Amsterdam, Nizhni Novgorod, and other great centers.

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