Novorossiysk (Novorossiysk Urban Okrug) is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, founded 1838. Novorossiysk may also refer to: Port of Novorossiysk, one of the largest sea ports in Russia Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, Russia's largest commercial sea port operator Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk Russian submarine Novorossiysk Dnipro, a city in Ukraine that was named Novorossiysk from 1797 to 1802 Novorossiya Governorate, or Novorossiysk Governorate, of the Russian Empire, 1764–83, and 1796–1802 Novorossiysk, name of the Italian battleship Giulio Cesare given to it by the Soviets after it had served in both World Wars and then joined the Soviet Navy See also Novorossiya New Russia (disambiguation)