Russian news!!! Will the Eurovision -2009 pass in Nizhni Novgorod?

After victories of the Russian executor over the international musical competition "Eurovision" have begun disputes on what of cities of Russia will acquire the right to receive finalists of competition in following year. The first have named, naturally, Moscow. Further - St.-Petersburg. And, here, on Thursday there was one more city-applicant - unexpected, but rather interesting.
Has not passed also two weeks since performance of Dima Bilan has brought Russia the victory first in history over competition of a song " the Eurovision-2008 ", and in the country persistent struggle between large cities for a rank of new capital of competition was already developed. " - tremendous city, 50 % of local musicians it is possible to name Nizhni Novgorod ingenious children " Capital of Russia in polls while is in the lead. According to last research ВЦИОМ for it has voted 43 % of respondents. 18 % act for the organization of competition in Northern capital.
5% more have found, that on a post of " the mistress of competition " can approach Sochi. Here a potential platform for carrying out of festival can become a sports-concert complex. In opinion of some experts, for city this variant - a fine opportunity "обкатать" a place before Olympiad-2014. However, seriously the variant with Sochi is not discussed yet. But quite serious initiative was put forward by the deputy of the State Duma from the Nizhniy Novgorod area Konstantin Rykov. It has proposed to lead " the Eurovision-2008 " in Nizhni Novgorod.
Colleague Konstantin Rykova on the State Duma, also Alexander Hinstein representing the Nizhniy Novgorod area has confidently declared the correspondent of the newspaper the SIGHT, that idea supports completely, " two hands - for ". " At us constantly pass any actions, certainly, yet such scale level. Bottom - large enough center, in it person, many historical building, cultural objects lives over one and a half millions, Nizhni Novgorod will be interesting enough to tourists ", - Hinstein has explained.
Local authorities also support idea. As have informed the newspaper the SIGHT in the press-service of the governor of the Nizhniy Novgorod area, at present in city there is a sports complex which can become a stage for representation of the best European songs.
As to accommodation in hotels, that, in opinion of the press-service of the governor, in city there will be places for worthy accommodation of visitors, press and конкурсантов in the hotels which are meeting the requirements European вещательного of the union (EBU.) " At us big, but very compact city ", - has concluded a source. In city department of the external economic and inter-regional communications to prospect of carrying out of "Eurovision" in Nizhni Novgorod also have concerned with enthusiasm, in fact событийный tourism is capable to involve set of foreign visitors in city.
However, thus realization of idea seems to them complex. In fact, as have explained the newspaper the SIGHT in department, in Nizhni Novgorod only two hotels have the status 4-stars, and 5-stars hotels are not present at all. Capacious ability of all hotels of city, including hostels, makes 20-23 thousand person, that hardly will satisfy needs of competition. These fears chairman of the Nizhniy Novgorod tourist league Faina Matveeva, complained in conversation with the correspondent of the newspaper divides also the SIGHT, that in case of carrying out "Eurovision -2009" in Nizhni Novgorod organizers, most likely, will face a problem of shortage of places for residing visitors.