Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Explore Nizhny Novgorod in Russia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in Nizhny NovgorodIndividual Sights in Nizhny NovgorodSight 1: Василий Маргелов
Vasily Filippovich Margelov was a Red Army General who was the commander of the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) from 1954 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1979. Margelov modernized the VDV and was a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Sight 2: T-34-85
T-34-85 is the military designation of the last mass modification of the Soviet medium tank T-34 with an 85 mm gun.
Sight 3: УР-67
The UR-67 was a Soviet demining system. It was created on the basis of the BTR-50PK amphibious armored personnel carrier. It entered service in 1968. In 1978, instead of the UR-67, the production of the next generation UR-77 demining systems was launched. Currently, there are no UR-67s in the Russian Armed Forces.
Sight 4: БТР-70
The BTR-70 is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier originally developed by the Soviet Union during the late 1960s under the manufacturing code GAZ-4905. On August 21, 1972, it was accepted into Soviet service and would later be widely exported. Large quantities were also produced under license in Romania as the TAB-77.
Sight 5: БТР-80
The BTR-80 is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army. It was first deployed during the Soviet–Afghan War.
Sight 6: БМП-1
The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle that has been in service from 1966 to the present. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1, meaning "infantry fighting vehicle, 1st serial model". The BMP-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the Soviet Union. It was called the M-1967, BMP and BMP-76PB by NATO before its correct designation was known.
Sight 7: БРДМ-2
The BRDM-2 is an amphibious armoured scout car designed and developed in the Soviet Union. It was also known under the designations BTR-40PB, BTR-40P-2 and GAZ 41-08. This vehicle, like many other Soviet designs, has been exported extensively and is in use in at least 38 countries. It was intended to replace the older BRDM-1, and has improved amphibious capabilities and better armament compared to its predecessor.
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