Cities of Russia. Nizhny Novgorod: Encyclopedia

Do you know that the annual fair in Nizhny Novgorod gathered up to 15,000 merchants in the 19th century, and through it it took from 200,000 participants or more? What were the barlaks called a deer on the coat of arms of the city only as a “cheerful goat”? What is the French poet Theophilus Gauthier, being in his homeland, dreamed of visiting Nizhny Novgorod and admired the sound of his name? Most likely no. But all this - and much different - you can find out by opening the story about the amazing city, which is located at once on two great rivers - the Oka and the Volga.