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The earliest extant manuscript of the Russian Primary Chronicle, the Laurentian Codex, was written for him by the local monk Laurentius in 1377. Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich (1323–1383) sought to make his capital a rival worthy of Moscow he built a stone citadel and several churches and was a patron of historians. After 86 years its importance further increased when the seat of the powerful Suzdal Principality was moved there from Gorodets in 1350. With the agreement of the Mongol Khan, Nizhny Novgorod was incorporated into the Vladimir-Suzdal Principality in 1264. Later a major stronghold for border protection, Nizhny Novgorod fortress took advantage of a natural moat formed by the two rivers.Īlong with Moscow and Tver, Nizhny Novgorod was among several newly founded towns that escaped Mongol devastation on account of their insignificance, but grew into great centers in Russian political life during the period of the Tatar Yoke. Its independent existence of the medieval fort was threatened by the continuous Mordvin attacks against it the major attempt made by forces under Purgaz in April 1229 was repulsed, but after the death of Yuri II on March 4, 1238 at the Battle of the Sit River, the Mongols occupied the fortress. It marked the eastern extreme of East Slavic settlement until the end of the medieval period, with Russian expansion eastward delayed until the The city traces its origin from a small Russian wooden hillfort that was founded by Grand Duke Yuri II in 1221 at the confluence of two of the most important rivers in his principality, the Volga and Oka rivers. Main article: Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal Nizhny Novgorod was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Novgorodian is inappropriate it refers to a resident of Veliky Novgorod. The demonym for a Nizhny Novgorod resident is "нижегородец" ( nizhegorodets) for male or "нижегородка" ( nizhegorodka) for female, rendered in English as Nizhegorodian. The Kremlin – the main center of the city – contains the main government agencies of the city and the Volga Federal District. In 2016, Vladimir Putin opened the new 70th Anniversary of Victory Plant, which is part of the Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defence Corporation.

In 1985, the Nizhny Novgorod Metro was opened. Shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union the city was renamed Nizhny Novgorod once again. Then the city was given the nickname "Russian Detroit". In particular, the Gorky Automobile Plant was constructed in this period. During the Soviet period, the city turned into an important industrial center. In 1896, at a fair, an All-Russia Exhibition was organized. In 1817, Nizhny Novgorod became a great trade center of the Russian Empire. In 1612, Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky organized an army for the liberation of Moscow from the Poles and Lithuanians. The city was founded on 4 February 1221 by Prince Yuri II of Vladimir. In the historic part of the city there are many universities, theaters, museums and churches. It is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural center in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and is the main center of river tourism in Russia. Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.7 million residents in the urban agglomeration.

'Lower Novgorod/Lower New town'), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gorky ( Горький) (1932–1990), is the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District. Nizhny Novgorod ( / ˌ n ɪ ʒ n i ˈ n ɒ v ɡ ə r ɒ d/ NIZH-nee NOV-gə-rod Russian: Нижний Новгород, IPA: ( listen) lit.