Nizhny Novgorod State Order of Labor Red Banner Academic Drama Theatre named after M. Gorky - one of the oldest Russian theaters. History of the theater dates back to 1798 when Prince NG Shakhovskoy opened in Nizhny Novgorod, a public theater .
On February 7 the first public performance in a comedy DIFonvizin Select a tutor .
In 1948, Nizhny Novgorod State Drama Theatre was named after Maxim Gorky.
In 1949, in connection with the 150th anniversary of the founding of the theater was awarded the Red Banner of Labor .
In 1968 the theater was awarded the title of an academic - the second of the peripheral theaters in Russia.
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