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Criminal map of the city🚨 1. Nizhny Novgorod District (Absolute Leader)The city center is officially considered the most criminogenic.Why: All nightlife, bars, clubs (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, Rozhdestvenskaya, Kovalikhinskaya streets) are concentrated here.Typical crimes: Theft, fraud, drunken fights, damage to property and pickpocketing in a crowd of tourists. 🚉 2. Kanavinsky DistrictThe second most dangerous district of the city.Why: Around the Moskovsky railway station, the Central Market and the Gordeevsky Pyatachok, there is always a huge migration and passenger flow.Typical crimes: Robberies on the streets, theft of phones, illegal trade and financial fraud. 🛠️ 3. Avtozavodsky District (Relatively safe zone)The former "working suburb" has long turned into a developed residential area.Why the status has changed: The avenues of Sotsgorod are perfectly illuminated, cameras of the "Safe City" system are installed everywhere, and the density of police patrols and the National Guard here is historically one of the highest. Per capita, the crime rate here is average in the city or even below average. aggressive dogs in the village of Volodarsky in the Moskovsky district:Aggressive packs: Local residents of Volodarsk and large villages (for example, Ilyinogorsk and Mulino) regularly complain on social networks and supervisory authorities about large packs of stray dogs. Cases of their attacks on people, domestic animals and livestock have been recorded. The problem with stray dogs is really acute there.Cases of rabies: In the Volodarsky district, outbreaks of rabies are periodically recorded and veterinary quarantine is introduced. However, most often, the deadly virus is found in wild foxes that come out of local forests to people, or in domestic dogs after contact with these foxes

Description from beginning to end (from west to east) 🗺️ Beginning: Kanavinsky Bridge and Annunciation MonasteryThe embankment originates at the Kanavinsky Bridge (at the place where the Oka River flows into the Volga). Right at its source, on a hill, rises the ancient Annunciation Monastery. This part of the embankment was hidden behind the famous "blue construction fence" for a long time and was extensively landscaped only by 2018. Now there is a wide walking area with lawns, pergolas and swings. ⚓ Middle: River Station and SpitMoving forward, you find yourself in the central, busiest part of the embankment:River Station building: A monumental structure that resembles a white river ship in shape. From here, tourist cruises and high-speed ships "Valdai" depart.View of the Spit: This point offers the best panoramic view of the confluence of the Oka and Volga rivers, the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on the opposite bank.Markin Square (formerly Sofronovskaya): Located just behind the River Station and connects the embankment with Rozhdestvenskaya Restaurant Street. On the embankment itself, opposite the station, there are modern amphitheaters and a dry fountain. 🏛️ Historical sector (Red Barracks)To the right of the pedestrian zone (on the upper tier) stretches a row of magnificent stone merchant estates of the XIX century, which began to be built after large-scale fires:Golitsyn EstateFormer Rukavishnikov Bank (Art Nouveau masterpiece)The Red Barracks is a monumental complex of red brick buildings in the style of late classicism near the end of the route. 🏁 End: Chkalov Stairs and Hero BoatThe final and most grandiose section of the embankment:Chkalov Stairs: The embankment rests at the foot of a giant figure-eight staircase, which goes steeply up to the Kremlin and the monument to Chkalov.Boat "Hero": A historical monument-ship that took part in the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War, installed on a pedestal right next to the water.Deer Monument: A huge modern mirror sculpture

8. Moskovsky DistrictLyceum No 87 named after L.I. Novikova (48 Burnakovskaya Street) is one of the leading multidisciplinary lyceums in the city.School No 118 (33 Narodnaya Street) is one of the largest schools in the district in terms of the number of students, with strong specialized classes.General schools: No 64 (Gvardeytsev Street), No 69 (Chernyakhovsky Street), No 70 (Hero Ryabtsev Street), No 139 (Kuibyshev Street), No 149 (Komsomolskaya Street). 🎓 Unique flagship projectsSchool 800 is a large-scale and most modern educational complex in region with a unique architecture, individual learning trajectories and profile division. At the moment, three of its huge buildings have been opened in the city:The building in Verkhniye Pechery (Nizhny Novgorod district) is the main and largest.The building at the Avtozavod (Yuzhnoye Highway).The building in Sormovo (borders on the borders of the district).

ZARECHNAYA PART (Industrial and IT giants)4. Kanavinsky DistrictGymnasium No 2 (24B Marata Street) is one of the best gymnasiums in the Zarechnaya part with a strong humanitarian, linguistic and economic bias.School No 55 (37 Sergey Yesenin Street) is a large school on Lake Meshcherskoye with in-depth study of certain subjects.School No 121 (4 Tonkinskaya Street) is a well-known institution with a physical, mathematical and IT profile.General schools: No 52 (Chkalova Street), No 75 (Druzhby Street), No 110 (Sergey Akimov Street), No 168 (Narodnaya Street).5. Leninsky DistrictGymnasium No 184 (6 Akademika Bakha Street) is the leading educational institution of the district with in-depth study of the humanities.School No 182 (42A Transportnaya Street) is a well-known school with a focus on exact sciences.General schools: No 60 (Snezhnaya Street), No 62 (Composer Kalinnikov Street), No 94 (Dargomyzhsky Street), No 123 (Druzhby Street), No 160 (Admiral Nakhimov Street).6. Lyceum No 165 named after the 65th anniversary of GAZ (Strokina St., 7) is one of the best lyceums in the region, a basic school of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a forge of highly qualified engineering and IT personnel.Lyceum No 36 (Kirov Ave., 29A) is a strong physics and mathematics lyceum, traditionally cooperating with the Technical University (NSTU).Gymnasium No 136 (Dyakonova St., 1B) is the leading humanitarian gymnasium in the district.School No 800 (building Automobile Plant) General schools: No 58 (Kosmicheskaya Street), No 119 (Druzhaeva Street), No 126 (Politboytsov Street), No 130 (Prygunova Street), No 179 (Yuzhnoye Shosse Street).7. Sormovsky DistrictLyceum No 82 (Kultury St., 1) is a legendary educational institution of Sormovo, a basic school of the Russian Academy of Sciences, consistently occupying top places according to the results of the Unified State Exam and Olympiads in the field of physics and mathematics.Gymnasium No 67 (Sofia Perovskaya St., 3) is a well-known gymnasium with in-depth study of foreign languages and social studies.

NAGORNAYA PART (Traditional center of strong education)1. Nizhny Novgorod districtThe most prestigious district in terms of secondary education. Lyceum No 40 (15A Varvarskaya Street) is one of the strongest physics and mathematics lyceums in the city, a basic school of the Russian Academy of Sciences and UNN.Lyceum No 8 (35A Piskunova Street) is a historical lyceum with a focus on exact sciences, physics and IT.Gymnasium No 1 (20A Tverskaya Street) is the oldest gymnasium in the city (former Mariinskaya Gymnasium), known for a strong humanitarian and language block.Gymnasium No 13 (Bolshaya Pecherskaya Street, 63I) is a famous "English" gymnasium with in-depth study of English and other European languages.School No 33 (43A Ulyanova Street) is a well-known school with in-depth study of certain subjects.General schools: No 14 (Izhorskaya Street), No 19 (Slavyanskaya Street), No 102 (Rodionova Street).2. Sovetsky DistrictThe district is famous for its powerful mathematical and natural science lyceums.Lyceum No 38 (7 Vaneeva Street) is one of the best technical lyceums, specializing in physics, mathematics and computer science.Academician B.A. Korolev Lyceum No 28 (Ulyanov Street / Osharskaya Street) is a natural science and medical lyceum cooperating with PIMU.Gymnasium No 53 (19 Beketova Street) is a strong language gymnasium with in-depth study of the French language.School No 187 (Vaneeva Street, 221) is a large educational complex in Kuznechikha with in-depth study of IT and mathematics.General schools: No 24 (Beketova Street), No 44 (Nadezhda Suslova Street), No 47 (Marshal Rokossovsky Street), No 122 (Kozitsky Street). Prioksky DistrictLyceum No 28 (9 Ankudinovskoye Shosse) is a strong multidisciplinary innovative institution.School No 48 (150 Gagarin Ave.) is a school with in-depth study of the French language.School No 131 (113A Akademika Sakharova Street) is the latest, ultra-modern huge school in the Tsvety microdistrict.General schools: No 17 (Golovanova Street), No 32 (Lebedeva Street), No 45 (Tropinina Street), No 134 (40 Let Pobedy Street).

Important citywide departmentsThe Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod (City Administration): 71 Bolshaya Pokrovskaya St.The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Nizhny Novgorod Region (Regional Main Directorate): 71 Gorky St. (Three Saints Square).Duty Unit (Emergency Communication): 102 or 112 (from a mobile phone) - the call is automatically forwarded to the duty unit of the desired area.

NAGORNAYA PART1. Nizhny Novgorod District (Center)Police Department No 5Address: 21 Nizhne-Pokrovskaya St. (also duty units at 28 Kovalikhinskaya St. and 1 Rozhdestvenskaya St)PDN: Located in the structure of OP No 5. Serves the historic city center, pedestrian areas and embankments.2. Sovetsky DistrictPolice Department No 7Address: 25 Beketova StreetAPDN: Works at OP No 7 on Beketova Street. He controls the territory from Sovetskaya Square to the Kuznechikha microdistrict.3. Prioksky DistrictPolice Department No 6Address: Gornaya St., 3PDN: Located in the building of OP No 6. The area of responsibility includes Shcherbinki, the village of Olgino and the Tsvety microdistrict. 🏭 ZARECHNAYA PART 4. Kanavinsky District (Vokzal and Meshchera)Police Department No 2Address: Griboyedova St., 5PDN: The PDN department is based at OP No 2. He oversees one of the busiest districts, including the territory of the Moskovsky railway station and the Meshcherskoye Lake microdistrict.5. Leninsky DistrictPolice Department No 3Address: Chugunova Street, 3PDN: Located under the jurisdiction of OP No 3 on Chugunov Street. It serves the territory along Lenin Avenue and the industrial zone of the district.6. Avtozavodsky District (Largest)Due to the huge territory and population, the district is divided into two full-fledged police departments:Police Department No 1 (Northern part)Address: Smirnova Street, 59PDN OP No 1: Serves Sotsgorod and adjacent microdistrictsPolice Department No 8 (Southern part)Address: Leskova Street, 62PDN OP No 8: Controls the microdistricts of Monchegorsky, South and the private sector (Gnilitsy, Nagulino).7. Sormovsky DistrictPolice Department No 8 (Formerly OP No 8, now functions as OP in the Sormovsky District)Address: Staraya Kanava Street, 2PDN: Works at the department on Staraya Kanava Street. Supervises the Sormovo Center and remote residential areas.8. Moskovsky DistrictPolice Department No 4Address: Strazh Revolyutsii St., 6PDN: Located at OP No 4. In the zone of attention are the Aviastroitelny microdistrict and the Burnakovskaya lowland.

all emergency rooms are open 24/7 NAGORNAYA PART1. Nizhny Novgorod DistrictTrauma center of the Nizhny Novgorod District (Nesterova St., 34A) is located at the City Polyclinic No 21. The main round-the-clock point for residents of the city center.2. Sovetsky DistrictSovetsky District Trauma Center (8A Beketova Street) is an outpatient department of the City Clinical Hospital No 34. Works around the clock.3. Prioksky DistrictThe Prioksky District Trauma Center (15 Gornaya Street) is a round-the-clock department serving residents of the Shcherbinka, Myza and adjacent neighborhoods. 🏭 ZARECHNAYA PART4. Kanavinsky and 5. Leninsky districtsThe trauma center of the E.L. Berezov City Clinical Hospital No 7 (72 Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii St.) is a combined large round-the-clock trauma center that accepts residents of two adjacent districts at once. Located in the Ditch near the park named after May 1.6. Avtozavodsky DistrictThe trauma center of the Avtozavodsky District (Lenin Avenue, 100) operates on the basis of the City Hospital No 37. The busiest trauma center of the Zarechnaya part due to the high population density of the district. Works 24/7.7. Sormovsky DistrictThe Trauma Center of the Sormovsky District (3 Svoboda Street) is a round-the-clock branch of Polyclinic No 2 at the City Hospital No 12. Provides assistance to residents of central and remote Sormovo.8. Moskovsky DistrictMoskovsky District Trauma Center (35 Strazh Revolyutsii St.) — round-the-clock service at the City Polyclinic No 17 Where to take my child? Childhood injuries (up to and including 17 years of age) require a specialized examination, so ordinary adult centers may refuse admission if there is no threat to life. There are two key children's round-the-clock centers in the city:Upland part: The emergency room of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Clinical Hospital (NODKB) (211 Vaneeva St.) is the main regional center for children.

Specialized and Federal Medical CentersVolga District Medical Center (POMC) (Nizhne-Volzhskaya Embankment, 2 / Marshala Voronova St., 20): Federal network of clinics (several hospitals around the city). One of the leading centers for organ transplantation (liver, kidneys), high-tech surgery, urology and oncology.Specialized Cardiac Surgical Clinical Hospital named after Academician B.A. Korolev (Cardiology Center) (209 Vaneeva Street): A nationwide center in the Sovetsky district, where the most complex open-heart surgeries are performed for both adults and children.Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary (11B Delovaya St. / 190V Rodionova St.): The main oncology center of the city and Nizhny Novgorod Regional Dermatovenerologic Dispensary (49G Kovalikhinskaya St.): Central Institution of Dermatovenereological Profile.Clinical Psychiatric Hospital No 1 of Nizhny Novgorod (41 Ulyanova St.): Historical Center of Psychiatric Care in the Nagorny Part of the City. The second large hospital (Hospital No 2) is located in the Zarechnaya part on July Days Street

Children's Hospitals (City and Regional)Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Clinical Hospital (211 Vaneeva Street): The main children's medical center in the region, located in the Sovetsky District. The most complex pathologies from all over the region are treated here, there are departments of pediatric oncology, hematology, neonatal resuscitation and surgery.Children's City Clinical Hospital No 1 (Gagarin Ave., 76): The largest city children's hospital located in the Prioksky District. Children's City Hospital No 25 (24 Heroa Popova Street): The main children's hospital of the Leninsky and Avtozavodsky districts, providing emergency care to children of the Zarechnaya part.Children's City Hospital No 42 (31 Strazh Revolyutsii Street): A large multidisciplinary children's hospital in the Moskovsky and Sormovsky districts.

Main Multidisciplinary and Regional HospitalsUpland PartNizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital named after N.A. Semashko (190 Rodionova St.): The largest medical complex in the Nizhny Novgorod region. It is located in the Nizhny Novgorod district. It includes a multidisciplinary hospital, a polyclinic, a regional vascular center and an air ambulance service.City Clinical Hospital No 5 (34 Nesterova Street): A large multidisciplinary hospital in the heart of the city. Specializes in cardiology, surgery, therapy and emergency medical care.City Clinical Hospital No 31 (Hospital No 3) (Verkhne-Volzhskaya Embankment, 21): A historical building ("Martynovskaya Hospital"), now a large gastroenterological and therapeutic center.City Clinical Hospital No 39 (Moskovskoye Shosse, 144): Located at the junction of districts, serves the Nagornaya and Zarechnaya parts for emergency neurosurgery, traumatology and surgery. (Verkhne-Volzhskaya Embankment, 18 / Minina Street, 34): Former NIITO (Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics). Leading federal center for the treatment of burns, orthopedics, complex trauma and prosthetics. Zarechnaya partCity Clinical Hospital No 13 (51 Patriotov Street): The largest multidisciplinary hospital in the Avtozavodsky District. It is known for the strongest cardiology, neurology and pulmonology departments.City Clinical Hospital No 7 (10 Arkhitekturnaya Street): Multidisciplinary hospital of the Leninsky District, providing emergency and planned surgical and therapeutic care.City Clinical Hospital No 12 (8 Pavel Mochalov Street): The main hospital of the Sormovsky District, including large surgical, urological and therapeutic departments.City Clinical Hospital No 30 (2 Vasnetsova Street): Inpatient Hospital of the Moskovsky District, specializing in therapy, neurology and palliative care.City Clinical Hospital No 40 (71 Hero Smirnova Street): A huge hospital campus in the Avtozavodsky District. Includes a large maternity hospital, gynecological

Since the land within the city is very limited, the main new burials are now being carried out at giant suburban facilities that belong to the Nizhny Novgorod agglomeration:Fedyakovskoye cemetery (Kstovsky district, near the village of Fedyakovo): Located right behind the MEGA shopping center. Nizhny Novgorod (Vyazovskoye) cemetery (Kstovsky district): A relatively new large-scale suburban necropolis designed to relieve the city cemeteries of the Nagorny part for decades to come.

ZARECHNAYA PART (Industrial and new mega-cemeteries)4. Kanavinsky districtStaro-Avtozavodskoye cemetery (Parkovy Lane): Located on the border of the districts. The old necropolis, where the first builders of the Gorky Automobile Plant, engineers and workers of the war years are buried.Sorting cemetery (near the village of Sortirovochny): A small old cemetery that served mainly railway workers and residents of nearby branches. Closed.5. Leninsky DistrictCemetery "Red Etna" (Kirovskaya Street): A historical necropolis that arose around the plant of the same name. There is a mass grave of workers who died during the German air raids on the automobile plant and defense enterprises of Gorky in 1941-1943. The cemetery is closed.6. Avtozavodsky districtNovo-Avtozavodskoye (Striginskoye) cemetery (near the Airport): One of the largest operating necropolises in the city. The Alley of Heroes is allocated on it, where honorary citizens, combat veterans and outstanding workers of GAZ are buried.Gnilitskoye cemetery (the village of Gnilitsy): An old churchyard of former suburban villages (Gnilitsy, Nagulino). It has the status of partially closed.7. Sormovo DistrictKoposovskoye Cemetery (KIM Street): The ancient cemetery of Sormovo, known since pre-revolutionary times. Many hereditary shipbuilders of the Krasnoye Sormovo plant are buried here.Staro-Sormovo cemetery (Kominterna Street): A small closed necropolis within the boundaries of old Sormovo. It is almost completely absorbed by urban development and green areas. Moskovsky DistrictNovo-Sormovskoye Cemetery (Konovalova Street): The largest cemetery in Nizhny Novgorod and one of the largest in Europe. Its area exceeds 230 hectares. It is divided into hundreds of sectors, has its own internal bus routes and huge infrastructure. There is a large lake and a consecrated church on the territory. The cemetery remains the main active place for the burial of residents of the Zarechnaya part.

NAGORNAYA PART (Historical and central necropolises)1. Nizhny Novgorod DistrictBugrovskoye (Red) Cemetery (34 Pushkin Street): The most famous historical necropolis of the city, founded at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. Legally belongs to the Sovetsky district, but is located at the junction with Nizhny Novgorod and is central. Many outstanding Nizhny Novgorod residents are buried here: the writer Melnikov-Pechersky, Maxim Gorky's daughter Nina, the world-famous mathematician Nikolai Lobachevsky (his ashes were transferred here), as well as actors, scientists and city leaders. The cemetery is closed for new burials (only subburials in related graves are allowed).2. Sovetsky DistrictMaryina Roshcha (Bumkombinatovsky Lane, 1): One of the largest and most famous cemeteries in the Nagornaya part, opened in 1938. On its territory there is a large memorial complex to the soldiers who died in the hospitals of Gorky during the Great Patriotic War, and the Alley of Glory. The cemetery is closed for free burials.3. Prioksky DistrictRumyantsevskoye Cemetery (Larina Street): A small churchyard located along Larina Street, not far from the exit from the city along the Arzamas highway. Novo-Pokrovskoye cemetery (near the village of Novaya): A small local churchyard for local residents of the former suburban village, which became part of the city

Nizhny Novgorod, but are completely focused on its residents and are located on the border of the urban district: STC "MEGA" (Kstovsky district, Fedyakovo village) is still the largest shopping mall in the Nizhny Novgorod agglomeration. It includes a huge hypermarket "Auchan", a construction "OBI", a large restaurant area and hundreds of shops. Regular buses from the mountainous part of the city go to it.

Avtozavodsky districtThe Krym shopping and entertainment center (Yuzhnoye Highway, 2G) is a large modern center on the Southern Highway. It includes the FizKult fitness club, a children's entertainment center, a hypermarket and a cinema.Park Avenue shopping center (2B Vedenyapina Street) is a popular shopping center in the heart of the Avtozavod. The Avtozavodets shopping center (Lenin Avenue, 108A) is a modern shopping center right at the exit from the Park Kultury metro station. Popular due to the food court and chain clothing stores.Zvezda Shopping Center (16 Kirov Avenue) is a small district shopping facility.Novy Vek Shopping Center (11A Dyakonova Street) is a local shopping center focused on residents of nearby neighborhoods.7. Sormovsky districtThe Golden Mile shopping center (105 Kominterna Street) is the main shopping and entertainment giant of Sormovo. Inside there is an Empire of Dreams cinema, a fitness club with a sports pool Gold's Fitness, a large restaurant area and shopping galleries.The Muravey shopping center in Sormovo (Kominterna St., 117) is located near the Golden Mile in the Center of Sormovo. The Sormovskiye Zori shopping center (115 Kominterna St.) is a historic building of the Sormovo department store, modernized as a shopping center with an emphasis on textiles, shoes and jewelry.The Seven shopping center (22B Korablestroiteley Avenue) is a large residential shopping center in the Seventh microdistrict microdistrict. It covers all the needs of residents of the outskirts of Sormovo (food, children's goods, equipment). Moskovsky DistrictBurnakovsky Shopping Center (51A Burnakovskaya Street) is a large-scale shopping complex of district significance (the format of a retail park consisting of several buildings), including a grocery market, construction rows and sports sections.Hero Shopping Center (48 Heroev Avenue) is a small local convenience store of the "near home" format.Sokol Shopping Center (Chaadaeva Street, 5D) is a small shopping center serving residents of the Aviastroitelny microdistrict

ZARECHNAYA PART4. Kanavinsky District (Vokzal and Meshchera)The Seventh Heaven shopping center (1 Betancourt Street) is a large shopping and entertainment center on Lake Meshcherskoye near the stadium. It is known for its large cinema with Dolby Atmos sound, the Auchan hypermarket and an abundance of family restaurants.TSUM (Central Department Store) (10 Filchenkova Street) is a historic department store right next to the Moskovsky railway station. Now it is a multi-storey complex with mass-market goods and electronics.The Respublika shopping center (Revolution Square, 9) is a modern shopping center connected by a passage to the Moskovsky railway station. Popular due to high traffic, fashion brands and a food court.The Chkalov shopping center (Chkalova St., 1V) is a small shopping center near the railway station, specializing in mobile equipment, clothing and related services.The RIO shopping center (Moskovskoye Shosse, 12) is a large shopping center with an indoor skating rink, the Cinema Star cinema, a children's play center and a hypermarket.The Novaya Era shopping center (Sormovskoye Shosse, 20) is a specialized furniture and construction shopping center at the entrance to Sormovo.The Gordeevsky Department Store shopping center (Gordeevskaya St., 2A) is a complex of several buildings (the Old and New Halls) near the Gordeevsky Pyatachok. Karusel Shopping Center / Metro Cash & Carry Shopping Center (Nartova Street / Marata Street / Meshchersky Boulevard) is a large free-standing shopping box and retail parks.
Leninsky districtThe Muravey shopping center (Lenin Avenue, 33) is the main multi-storey shopping and entertainment center of the Leninsky district near the Zarechnaya metro station. It is known for its food court on the top floor, a children's amusement park and an abundance of clothing stores of the economy and middle segment.Shopping center "Management" / shopping center "Karusel" (Komsomolskaya Square, 2) is a shopping area on Komsomolskaya Square, including hypermarkets of equipment (Maxidom is located nearby) and grocery rows.TTC "Order" (Lenin Avenue, 11) is a specialized large shopping center for goods for home, repair and summer cottages.

Sovetsky districtThe Firebird shopping center (Sovetskaya Square, 5) is the main large shopping center in the Sovetsky district. It includes huge shopping arcades (a market of a modern format), a fitness center with a swimming pool, a cinema and a fitness area.Shopping center "Nagorny" (Sovetskaya Square, 3) is located next to the "Firebird", grew out of the Soviet market of the same name. The Open Continent shopping center (7 Larina Street) is a huge specialized furniture hypermarket on the outskirts of the district.The Kub shopping center (30 Poltavskaya Street) is a district shopping center in a residential area, focused on fitness, children's sections and supermarkets.3. Prioksky districtGagarinsky shopping center (Gagarin Avenue, 105) is a key shopping center in the Olgino and Shcherbinok districts. The main anchor is the Perekrestok hypermarket (formerly Spar), clothing and household appliances stores.The Open Continent shopping center (7 Larina Street) is located on Larina Street (the border of the Prioksky and Sovetsky districts), a large center for the sale of furniture and interior solutions.The Flowers shopping center (111B Akademika Sakharova Street) is a small local shopping center in the modern microdistrict of the same name to provide residents with essential goods.

NAGORNAYA PART1. Nizhny Novgorod District (City Center)NEBO Shopping and Entertainment Center (82 Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street) is one of the largest shopping malls in the city center near Lyadov Square. A huge multi-storey complex with a Mari Cinema cinema, a fitness club, a large food court and panoramic views.The Etazhi shopping center (63 Belinsky Street) is historically one of the first modern premium shopping centers in the city with a gallery of branded clothing and a supermarket.The Chocolate shopping center (124 Belinsky Street) is a multi-storey shopping center. For a long time it was known for a large cinema and fitness center, now it functions mainly as an office and retail space.Shopping center "Lobachevsky PLAZA" (Alekseevskaya St., 10/16) is an elite shopping and office center in the heart of the city with premium boutiques and restaurants.Shopping center "Pokrovsky Gate" (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya St., 20) is a small shopping facility on a pedestrian street, focused on souvenirs, cafes and small retail.Shopping center "Ganza" (Rodionova St., 187V) is a district shopping center on the road to Verkhniye Pechery microdistrict. The main anchors are a grocery hypermarket and household goods.The Fantastika shopping center (187 Rodionova Street) is a super-regional giant. Legally and geographically, it is located on the border of the Nizhny Novgorod district and Verkhniye Pechery. One of the most visited shopping malls in the city with a cinema "Cinema Park", a hypermarket "Auchan" and a huge shopping gallery.

Spit of the Volga and Oka: The confluence of two great riversAlexander Nevsky Novoyarmarochny Cathedral: A giant yellow cathedral 87 meters high, built on a wooden pillow raft due to the proximity of groundwater. Inside is one of the largest bells in Russia.Warehouses on the Spit: Openwork metal structures are the remains of the pavilions of the All-Russian Exhibition of 1896. Today they have been turned into a modern concert hall and gallery with mirrored facades. The main fair house was built in the neo-Russian style and in the XIX century made Nizhny Novgorod a "pocket of Russia". In front of it is a modern multimedia fountain. Museums, parks and unusual objectsNizhny Novgorod cable car: Connects Nizhny Novgorod with the satellite city of Bor. This is not just transport, but an exciting attraction: the road has the longest unsupported span over the water surface in Europe (861 meters). Authentic wooden huts, churches and mills of the XVII-XIX centuries were brought here from all over the region.Kashirin's house (Postal Congress, 21): The house of grandfather Maxim Gorky, where little Alyosha Peshkov spent his childhood. The life of the dyehouse of the XIX century has been completely preserved.Switzerland Park: A huge renovated park on Gagarin Avenue, stretching along the Oka escarpment for several kilometers.

The main historical streets and their treasuresBolshaya Pokrovskaya Street (Main Pedestrian Avenue)The building of the State Bank: A masterpiece of the neo-Russian style (1913), reminiscent of a fairy-tale castle. Inside, unique paintings based on sketches by Ivan Bilibin have been preserved.Nizhny Novgorod Drama Theater named after Gorky: One of the oldest theater buildings in Russia (1896), where Fyodor Chaliapin performed.Kostromin's estate: The house where the great self-taught Nizhny Novgorod mechanic Ivan Kulibin lived and worked.Rozhdestvenskaya Street (Merchant Parade)Stroganov (Nativity) Church: Five-domed temple (1696–1719) in the Stroganov Baroque style. It stands out for its incredible stone carvings and multi-colored domes (similar to St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow).Blinovsky Passage: A huge tenement house of the late XIX century, which was the financial center of the merchant Nizhny.Golitsyn Estate: A luxurious mansion, the architecture of which inspired Pushkin to create the story "The Queen of Spades".Ilyinskaya Street (Wooden and stone architecture)Merchant Olisov's House: The rarest monument of residential stone architecture of the XVII century (located in Kruty Lane next to Ilyinskaya). Church of Elijah the Prophet: An ancient temple (1655), which gave its name to the entire street.Merchant estates: Dozens of houses (Chesnokov's estate, Markov's house), combining stone ground floors

Nizhny Novgorod sights are not just individual buildings, but entire historical streets-museums, squares and natural landscapes. Below is the most complete guide to all the key attractions of the city, divided by locations and streets. 🏰 The main heart of the city: the Kremlin and Minin SquareThe Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin is located in the Nizhny Novgorod district: A fortress of the early XVI century, unique in that it has never been taken by the enemy. The height difference between the upper and lower points is 82 meters. Inside are the oldest Mikhailo-Archangel Cathedral (where the ashes of Kozma Minin rest), the Art Museum (NGCM) and an open-air exhibition of military equipment.13 Kremlin towers: Each has its own history. The most famous is Dmitrievskaya (overlooking Minin Square), the main passage is Ivanovskaya, and the most legendary is Koromyslova (according to legend, a girl with a yoke is buried under it, who beat several enemies to death). It has 560 steps (taking into account both sides of the ring). At its foot there is a boat "Hero".Minin and Pozharsky Square: The main square of the city. There is a monument to Kozma Minin, the building of the Public Offices and the Palace of Labor.

Plants under construction and network development (Plan for 2026+)The city is actively building new underground sections, which should radically change the transport scheme:Extension of the Avtozavodskaya line to the center:Freedom Square: It will be located under the square of the same name, will become the most important interchange hub of the Nagornaya part.Sennaya: A station near the square of the same name and the bus station, will provide convenient access to the Verkhne-Volzhskaya embankment and the cable car to Bor.Extension of the Sormovskaya line:It is planned to build the stations "Varya" and "Sormovskaya" (in the very center Sormova), which will finally make it possible to fully connect this isolated working area with the rest of the metro. 🕵️ ♂️ Underside Metro: Secrets and Abandoned ElementsThe Nizhny Novgorod Metro has its own underground legends and mothballed objects:Abandoned reserve for the Yarmarka station: On the stretch between Moskovskaya and Strelka, there is a branch underground and a partially completed workings for the Yarmarka station. The construction was mothballed in the 1990s due to a lack of funding and a change in the route of the line to the stadium. There is no platform there, but structural voids in the tunnels remain.Metro bridge across the Oka: Combined double-decker bridge (cars go above, metro trains go below). A trip along it is the most picturesque moment on the way from the Moskovskaya station to the Gorkovskaya station. From the windows of the train there is a panorama of the Oka, the Nativity Church and the Annunciation Monastery.Huge bomb shelters: Being a strategic object of the defense city, the stations of the Nizhny Novgorod metro (especially the deep "Gorkovskaya" and the distribution "Moskovskaya") are equipped with powerful hermetic seals and underground autonomous life support systems in case of emergencies.

A line connecting the Moskovsky railway station with the sleeping Meshcherskoye Lake and the Sormovsky district. Built using shallow technology.Stations and their featuresStrelka: The newest station of the line (open for the 2018 World Cup). Located next to the stadium and the cathedral. On the walls there are large-scale football panels and modern light structures.Kanavinskaya: A single-vaulted station with bright yellow and red inserts on the walls, located at the intersection of Moskovsky Highway and Komsomolskoye Highway.Burnakovskaya: A station with round columns, decorated in dark red and white tones. It has exits to the Burnakovskaya lowland.Burevestnik: A unique ground (covered) station of the overpass type. The walls are made of glass and metal. It is located on the outskirts of the Moskovsky district near the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik".

Stations and their featuresGorkovskaya (the only one in the Nagornaya part): The main station of the city center. It is located under Gorky Street. Decorated in white and burgundy tones, the walls are decorated with mosaic panels with views of the old Nizhny Novgorod and quotes from Maxim Gorky.Moskovskaya: A unique four-track interchange station. Both metro lines converge here. It was built in the style of the "Stalinist Empire" with columns of white marble, huge panels in honor of Moscow and Soviet cosmonautics.Chkalovskaya: A pylon-type station, decorated in an aviation theme in honor of the pilot Valery Chkalov. The ceiling resembles an airplane wing.Leninskaya: Located on the border of the Kanavinsky and Leninsky districts. Strict granite design with metal elements. It was from here that the tunneling of the Nizhny Novgorod metro began in 1977.Zarechnaya: A station in the center of the Leninsky district with a high passenger traffic, decorated in blue tones, symbolizing river waves.Engine of the Revolution: Named after the plant of the same name. The interior design is made in strict gray and yellow tones with massive lamps. It has access to the checkpoints of the GAZ plant and a large industrial zone. Nearby is the Proletarskoye electric depot.Avtozavodskaya: A bright station with strict architecture. It is lined with gray marble, conveying the spirit of the Soviet industrial district.Komsomolskaya: Station with a column spacing reminiscent of the workshops of the Gorky Automobile Plant. On the walls there are chased panels glorifying the working class.Kirovskaya: Decorated in gray tones with white stripes. It leads to the main square of the Avtozavod (Kirov Square) and the GAZ office.Park Kultury: The final station of the line, located near the Avtozavodsky Park. Named after the park, decorated with light marble with rounded vaults.

The main abandoned "sights" of Nizhny Novgorod (Final checklist)If we group the most famous abandoned and atmospheric places of the city, the top looks like this:The Chekist House (Malaya Pokrovskaya Street) is constructivism.The Krasnaya Etna plant (Leninsky district) is an industrial giant.The merchant quarters of Bolshiye Ravines (Nizhny Novgorod district) are the outgoing wooden Russia.Galleries and landslide galleries on the slopes of the Fedorovsky Embankment and the Oksky Congress are underground Nizhny.Abandoned hospital buildings (for example, the old buildings of the former Martynovskaya Hospital or the dispensary in the Green City)

Moskovsky DistrictThe district of aircraft builders and machine builders, sandwiched between the Kanavinsky and Sormovsky districts.Key streetsYaroshenko / Chernyakhovsky Street: Residential sector around the oldest aircraft plant "Sokol" (produces MiGs) and the cozy park named after the 1st of May.Prospekt Geroev / Burnakovsky proezd: Busy transport routes. In recent years, the Burnakovskaya lowland has been actively built up, turning from a swampy industrial zone into a modern residential area.Chaadaeva: The main street of the Aviastroitelny microdistrict with characteristic Stalinist buildings for the engineers of the plant.Industrial underside and abandonedBurnakovskaya lowland (historical abandoned buildings): Before the global development, the oldest oil pits of engineer Shukhov and abandoned warehouses of the Sormovo oil depot were located here. Some of the technical buildings are still hidden in the thickets near the Volga.Industrial zone of the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" and the Gorky Machine-Building Plant (GMZ): Huge territories of defense enterprises are stored closed, mothballed and dilapidated test benches, warehouses and bomb shelters of the Cold War era.

Sormovo DistrictAn old working district with a bright original history tied to the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard.Main streetsKomintern Street: The main street of Sormovo. It passes through the "Sormovo Center", past the Transfiguration Cathedral, the factory and goes towards the exit to Balakhna.Kultury / Fedoseenko / Tsiolkovsky: Streets connecting Sormovo with the Moskovsky district. On Tsiolkovsky Street there is the largest transport interchange over the railway.Svoboda / KIM: The old part of the district, smoothly turning into the private sector and the Volga backwaters.Yubileyny Boulevard: Picturesque embankment of Sormovsky Park and Yubileynoye Lake.Cult abandoned buildings of SormovoKrasnoye Sormovo plant (unused workshops): Along the Volga River stretch the preserved old shipbuilding boathouses and foundries of the late XIX - early XX centuries.Sormovo industrial zone (Fedoseenko street): Huge The territory is clogged with abandoned military warehouses, former vegetable warehouses and unfinished production buildings of the Soviet period.

Avtozavodsky districtThe largest district of the city in terms of area and population is also the Zarechnaya part. A city within a city, built around the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ).Front and residential streetsLenin Avenue (end) / Kirov Avenue / Ilyich Avenue: The Heart of Sotsgorod-1. A unique example of Soviet urban planning of the 1930s. Here are the famous Serobusyginsky House-Quarter, Radius House, DK GAZ and Avtozavodsky Park.Prospekt Oktyabrya / Prospekt Molodezhny: Large avenues with monumental Stalinist architecture leading to Strigino Airport.Vedenyapina / Leskova / Prygunov Streets: The center of the South-West microdistrict. Dense development of Khrushchev buildings and panel nine-story buildings.Microdistricts Monchegorsky, Severny, South: The outskirts of the district, turning into modern new buildings and the private sector.Abandoned industrial zonesBackyards of GAZ (Dorozhnaya, Orekhovskaya, Railovaya): The territory of the auto giant itself is vigilantly guarded, but on the outer borders of the industrial zone there are abandoned workshops of adjacent industries, unfinished heating mains, abandoned bomb shelters and supply warehouses. The village of Nagulino / Gnilitsy (outskirts): The border with Dzerzhinsk, where abandoned peat mines and old narrow-gauge embankments are hidden among the swamps and forests.

is a trans-river part of the Kanavinsky Geographical Center of the Trans-river part. Historically, a working-class area that grew up around large factories.Key streetsLenin Avenue: The central avenue of the district, under which the first line of the Nizhny Novgorod metro passesKomsomolskaya Square / Komsomolskoye Highway: The largest transport interchanges connecting the Nagornaya part (across the Molitovsky Bridge) with the industrial sector.Bauman / Hero Popov: Streets stretching along the left bank of the Oka. Built up with industrial zones, warehouse terminals and old housing stock.Druzhba / Snezhnaya / Novikova-Priboya: Highways connecting residential areas with industrial giants (Krasnaya Etna plant).Abandoned facilitiesKrasnaya Etna plant (Kirovskaya Street / Barrikad Street): A legendary plant that produced fasteners for the automotive industry. A huge part of the territory of the plant is abandoned, the workshops are classic industrial ruins with collapsed roofs and the remains of machine tools.Molitovka station and abandoned narrow-gauge railways: The remains of internal railway lines, overgrown with shrubs and trees in the area of Bauman Street.

ZARECHNAYA CHAST (Industrial Heart)4. Kanavinsky districtCity gates. It is here that the Railway Station, the Spit and the famous Nizhny Novgorod Fair are located.The main streetsSovetskaya: Meets everyone who leaves the Kanavinsky Bridge. It leads to the Moskovsky railway station, passes by the Fair House.Lenin Avenue (beginning): It originates from Komsomolskaya Square and connects Kanavino with the Leninsky and Avtozavodsky districts.Moskovskoye Highway: A huge exit highway towards Moscow, filled with shopping centers (RIO, New Era), factories and car dealerships.Betancourta / Samarkandskaya: A modern cluster around the Nizhny Novgorod stadium, built for the 2018 World Cup. There is also the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on the Spit.Kerchenskaya / Sovnarkomovskaya: Historical streets of the merchant Kanavin with brick buildings of the late XIX century.Abandoned places and industrial zonesSorting hub (Dvizhentsev, Klubnaya streets): A huge railway village. In its vicinity there are abandoned depots, old warehouses of railway workers and mothballed water towers.Abandoned filtration station on the Spit: Old underground reservoirs and technical pavilions of the XIX-XX centuries.Meshchera Lakes (backyards): In some places, there are unfinished objects of Soviet infrastructure and abandoned boathouses.

Prioksky districtThe southern outskirts of the Nagornaya part, combining high-tech industries, sleeping quarters and huge green areas. It passes by the Frunze plant, the NITEL plant, Myzinsky Bridge and goes towards the Shcherbinki microdistrict.Larina: A large industrial and warehouse street that turns into the M-7 highway. Car dealerships, logistics centers and factories are concentrated here.Tropinina / Golovanova / Sakharova: Streets of the Shcherbinki-1 and Shcherbinki-2 residential areas, as well as the developing "Flowers" microdistrict.Abandoned locations and industrial zonesRemains of old dachas and sanatoriums: Along the right bank of the Oka under the "Switzerland" park and in the Sluda area, abandoned pumping stations, anti-landslide galleries and old wooden dachas of the Soviet nomenclature are hidden.Industrial zone "Larina – Geologov": Backyards of large enterprises, where you can find abandoned hangars, unfinished warehouses and dilapidated technical units.

It is a mountainous part of the city, as well as the Nizhny Novgorod district. Sovetsky DistrictA district that grew out of Soviet buildings, large parks and residential areas.Key streets of Belinsky: The largest transport artery separating the Nizhny Novgorod and Sovetsky districts. There are Pushkin Park, the Nebo shopping center and large business centers.Vaneeva: Connects Freedom Square with remote neighborhoods (Kuznechikha) and the exit from the city. There is a cardio center and large Soviet quarters on it.Gagarin Avenue (beginning): It borders on the Prioksky district. Here are the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, the Palace of Sports and the Switzerland Park.Pushkin / Timiryazev streets: A green area around the Pushkin Park, built up with both Stalin-era buildings and modern residential complexes.Kuznechikha quarters (Rokossovskogo, Ivliev, Shtemenko): Typical panel buildings of the 1970s-1980s, surrounded by green areas.Hidden areas and abandonedShchelokovsky farm (Gorbatovskaya, Ankudinovskoye highway streets): A huge forest. In its depths there are old inactive recreation centers and wooden buildings.Slopes of the Oksky Congress: Winding garage cooperatives and semi-abandoned deep technical collectors.Old brick warehouses and unfinished buildings in industrial zones near Beketova and Nartov streets.

NAGORNAYA PART (Historical Center)1. Nizhny Novgorod districtCentral, the oldest and richest in attractions district of the city.Main and main streetsBolshaya Pokrovskaya Street: The main pedestrian avenue ("Nizhny Novgorod Arbat"). It stretches from Minin and Pozharsky Square to Lyadov Square. The architecture of the XIX century, the buildings of the State Bank, the Drama Theater, educational buildings and hundreds of cafes are concentrated here.Rozhdestvenskaya Street: A unique open-air museum. It has about 35 architectural monuments. The main restaurant street of the city, running parallel to the embankment at the foot of the Kremlin hill. It is named after the Church of St. Elijah the Prophet. It is known for the abundance of stone merchant estates and wooden architecture.Minina / Semashko / Piskunova / Ulyanova: Streets of the "quiet center". There are leading universities (NSTU, PIMU, Mininsky), museums (the Rukavishnikov estate, the Kashirin house) and old estates. Location of luxurious mansions (Sirotkin's house, Rukavishnikov estate).Fedorovsky Embankment: The main viewpoint on the spit of the Volga and Oka, located in the Zapochainye district.Small, dead-end and hidden streetsKrutoy Lane / Postal Congress: Steep historical descents with authentic paving stones and wooden houses.Kozhevennaya and Shirokaya streets: The former "Nizhny Novgorod bottom", described by Maxim Gorky in the play "At the Bottom". Located right next to the Ivanovskaya Tower of the Kremlin.Gogol / Nizhegorodskaya / Suetinskaya: Picturesque quiet streets in the area of Ilyinskaya Sloboda with wooden elements and carved architraves.Abandoned places and the wrong side of the centerAbandoned estates of Ilyinskaya and Bolshiye Ravines: In the area of Malaya Yamskaya, Bolshiye Ovragi and Shevchenko streets, there are still resettled, partially burned or boarded up wooden houses of the XIX century with unique blind carvings.