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Nizhny Novgorod

Definitions

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  • proper noun Fourth largest city in Russia.

Etymologies

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From Russian нижний (nížnij, "lower") Новгород (Novgorod, "Newtown")

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Examples

  • After Sakharov criticized the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he was banished in 1980 to Gorky, now known as Nizhny Novgorod.

    Activist Bonner, Sakharov's Widow, Dies at 88 Associated Press 2011

  • After Sakharov criticized the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he was banished in 1980 to Gorky, now known as Nizhny Novgorod.

    Activist Bonner, Sakharov's Widow, Dies at 88 Associated Press 2011

  • After Sakharov criticized the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he was banished in 1980 to Gorky, now known as Nizhny Novgorod.

    Yelena Bonner, Andrei Sakharov's widow, dies 2011

  • After Sakharov criticized the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he was banished in 1980 to Gorky, now known as Nizhny Novgorod.

    Yelena Bonner, Andrei Sakharov's widow, dies 2011

  • Fedor M. M.tenkov is director of the M.nistry of Atomic Energy (M.NATOM. nuclear design institute at Nizhny Novgorod, which is responsible for a wide range of nuclear systems, and he served as architect-engineer for follow-on fast-neutron reactors and high-temperature gas reactors.

    Independent Us Russian Report On Stockpiles Released ITY National Archives 1996

  • Boris Nemtsov, the reformist governor of Nizhny Novgorod, was certain that for Yeltsin the collapse of the USSR was “a personal tragedy.”

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • He fired the loyal retainer and replaced him with another young reformer, this time a protégé of Nemtsov from Nizhny Novgorod called Sergey Kirienko.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • He tried to persuade the young, reformist governor of Nizhny Novgorod, Boris Nemtsov, to run—but Nemtsov convinced him the only option was for the democrats to rally behind Yeltsin.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • He reported to the 99th Artillery Regiment's base near Nizhny Novgorod in November 2007.

    Russia's Fading Army Fights Losing Battle to Reform Itself Richard Boudreaux 2011

  • Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and other top officials are hosting top EU officials for a two-day summit in the central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod starting Thursday.

    Vegetable Ban Overtakes Russia-EU Summit 2011

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