“I sincerely, with all my heart, I congratulate you on the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod, I congratulate everyone who was born, grew up here, whose life, studies, accomplishments, first love, the kindest family memories are associated with this beautiful city, who treat it with a special respect, admires its majesty and beauty, the Volga distances, from which it literally takes your breath away, ”TASS quotes Putin as saying.
According to the President, the city contains a concentration of cultural code, national identity, power and scope of the people of Russia.
Putin also inspected the restored Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin and urged tourists to come to this city.
Earlier it was reported that Putin arrived in Nizhny Novgorod, where he will take part in the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the city.