Nizhgorodskaya Oblast’ was one of the first areas
of the country affected by the economic and agricultural reforms of the early
90s. These days, it remains a powerful
industrial city, with local production constituting 52% of the national total
of heavy goods vehicles, 8% of cars, 57% of buses, 17% of steel pipes, 16% of
newspaper, 27% of washing machines and 10% of heavy machine tools.
The
potential of the city for further development is clear, with a highly educated
workforce and strong tradition of research.
In the province, there are 26 institutes of higher education, several
affiliates of the Russian Academy of Sciences, about 100
scientific research laboratories, carrying out research into nuclear physics,
chemistry, electronics, and so on.
The
city of Nizhny Novgorod is itself rich in
history and tradition, to the extent that it has been named a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO. Tourists come from far
and wide to visit the city, as well as other famous destinations in the area,
such as Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery and Lake Svetloyar, where legend has it
that the city of Kitezh sank into the water to
save it from invaders. Some still
believe that the faint sound of bells can be heard coming from the water.
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