Location: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Volga District, Russia
— Oblast —Political status
Country: Russia
Federal district: Volga
Economic region: Volga-Vyatka
Established: January 14, 1929 (first),
December 5, 1936 (second)
Administrative center: Nizhny Novgorod
Government (as of September 2017)• Governor: Gleb Nikitin (acting)
• Legislature: Legislative Assembly
Statistics• Total: 76,900 km (29,700 sq mi)
Area rank: 40th
• Total: 3,310,597
• Rank: 10th
• Density: 43.05/km (111.5/sq mi)
• Urban: 78.9%
• Rural: 21.1%
• Total: 3,281,008
Time zone(s): MSK (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2: RU-NIZ
License plates: 52, 152
Official languages: Russian
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Things to do in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Volga District: The Best Monuments & Statues
August 8, 2021 Sheron Bogner
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Нижегоро́дская о́бласть, Nizhegorodskaya oblast), also known as Nizhegorod Oblast, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 3,310,597 (2010 Census). From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast.
Restaurants in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
1. Monument to Soldiers-Internationalists
2. Arzamasskiy Gus Monument
3. Sculptural Composition Hunting for Pigeons
4. Memorial Complex Eternal Flame
5. Pavlovskomu Limonu Monument
6. Chkalov Monument
Chkalov Monument 40 Let Oktyabrya 6, Nizhny Novgorod 603002 Russia
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This statue monument honors Valerii Chkalov, the first aviator to fly to the North Pole.
Reviewed By vodkatrain_1001Trips - Frankfurt, Germany
This is a very nice and historic monument, beside the big challenge this pilot did manage, it also reminds about the better times when Russia and USA/Canada were still friends.
