Gorky (redirected from Nizhnyi Novgorod)

Gorky, suburb of Moscow, Russia

Gorky (gôr`kē) or Gorky Leninskoye (lyĕ`nyĭnskəyə), suburb of Moscow, central European Russia. The country home of Lenin, who died there, is now a memorial museum.

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Gorky, former name of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Gorky: see Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

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Nizhny Novgorod

 formerly (1932–90) Gorky

City (pop., 2002: 1,311,200), western Russia. It is located on the southern bank of the Volga River at its confluence with the Oka River. Founded in 1221, it was annexed to Moscow in 1392. It was strategically important in the Russian conquest of the Volga through the mid-16th century. In 1932 it was renamed for Maksim Gorky, who was born there. Under the Soviet regime it was a place of internal exile for Andrey Sakharov. The city has several 16th- and 17th-century buildings and is one of Russia's major industrial centres.

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Gorky

Arshile . 1904--48, US abstract expressionist painter, born in Armenia. Influenced by Picasso and Mir?, his style is characterized by fluid lines and resonant colours