This category is dedicated to the people who stood at the origins of the Encyclopedia of Nizhny Novgorod — the co-founders of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization "Open Nizhny Novgorod Encyclopedia." These are Sergey Dresvyannikov, co-author of the idea and developer of the project, Pyotr Kuznetsov, a historian and writer, and Ilya Osipov — all three involved in creating an open reference resource about the city and the region.