"Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 1817 Нижний Новгород" Cushion

In 1817, the Makaryev Fair , one of the liveliest in the world, was transferred to Nizhny Novgorod, which thereupon started to attract millions of visitors annually. By the mid-19th century, the city on the Volga was firmly established as the trade capital of the Russian Empire There were no permanent bridges over the Volga or Oka before the October Revolution in 1917. Temporary bridges were built during the trade fair. The first bridge over the Volga was started by the Moscow-Kazan Railway Company in 1914, but only finished in the Soviet Era when the railway to Kotelnich was opened for service in 1927. St. Petersburg Markets. The first street of the city, Perednyaya Street (meaning "Front Street", now Sadovaya Street) was established in 1720