G. I. Uspensky Library

The G. I. Uspensky Library is one of the oldest libraries in Nizhny Novgorod. According to archival records, it was founded on October 30, 1901, by the Nizhny Novgorod City Committee for the Guardianship of Public Sobriety. It was originally a free library and reading room attached to a tea house and was primarily visited by members of the city’s low-income population.