Nizhniy Novgorod Fair

During the 18 century and at the beginning of the 19 century the fair took place on the territory of the Makaryev Convent, which is 100 kilometers further down the Volga river towards Kazan, but after a big fire at the Makaryev Convent fair, which occurred in 1816, it was decided to move the fair to Nizhniy Novgorod