Nizhny Novgorod is a major city in Central Russia located at the confluence of the Oka and Volga rivers. It serves as the administrative center for both the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District. The city is situated approximately 420 kilometers east of Moscow.
As the sixth-largest city in Russia, it has a population exceeding 1.2 million residents within the city limits and roughly 1.7 million in the wider urban area. Historically known as Gorky from 1932 to 1990, the city is recognized as an important economic, architectural, educational, and cultural center for Russia and the Volga-Vyatka Economic Region.
Nizhny Novgorod is notable for providing the majority of Russia's river tourism. It ranks as the second-most populous city on the Volga River and within the Volga Federal District.