This category collects public appeals and open letters by residents of Nizhny Novgorod — addressed to the authorities, the public, and a broader audience. Among them are the appeal to President Medvedev regarding the closure of the garrison Officers' House and the initiative to Return the Banner of the Nizhny Novgorod Militia. Such texts record the citizens' living civic response to specific events and decisions affecting the history and everyday life of Nizhny Novgorod.