Aerial Footage. Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Nizhny Novgorod is considered one of the great historical and cultural treasures of Russia. Located at the confluence of the Oka and Volga Rivers, the city was founded in the 13th century. During much of its history, Nizhny was considered the most important trade center in Russia. In Soviet times, when it was known as Gorky, the city became one of the country's main industrial centers and was known as "Russia's Detroit". In this drone video by VadimUshKa, you'll get a marvelous aerial tour of Russia's fifth-largest city as of 2019.

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Nizhny Novgorod, colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is a city in Russia and the administrative center of Volga Federal District and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. From 1932 to 1990, it was known as Gorky after the writer Maxim Gorky, who was born there. The city 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. In the historic part of the city there is a large number of universities, theaters, museums and churches. Nizhny Novgorod is located about 400 km (250 mi) east of Moscow, where the Oka River empties into the Volga.