Pervomaysk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Pervomaysk (Первома́йск) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located 190 km south of Nizhny Novgorod. Population:   16,000 (1974).

History
Until 1951 the town was known as Tashino.

Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one work settlement and forty-three rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Pervomaysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Pervomaysk is incorporated as Pervomaysk Urban Okrug.

Until July 2012, the town served as the administrative center of Pervomaysky District and, within the framework of administrative divisions, was incorporated as a town of district significance. As a municipal division, it was incorporated as Pervomaysk Urban Settlement within Pervomaysky Municipal District.

Notable people

 * Dmitry Larin (born 1973), football player and manager
 * Gennady Ulanov (1929–2018), Soviet politician