"Nizhny Seychas" is a Nizhny Novgorod news agency that has been operating since 2014 at nizhniyseychas.rf. It was founded and led for many years by Pichugin Alexander Vladimirovich (listed in the register of foreign agents)[1][2]. The outlet is known for formats not found at other local publications: a weekly expert monitoring digest and an influence rating[3].
Publication Details
Registration certificate El No. FS77-59993 was issued by Roskomnadzor on 10 December 2014; the founder is OOO "News Agency 'Nizhny Seychas'". Age rating — 16+[3].
As of September 2026, the publication details list Bulgakova Marina as editor-in-chief; she had previously worked at the agency earlier in her career[3].
Expert Monitoring and Influence Rating
The outlet's defining feature is two ongoing analytical projects. "Expert Monitoring" is published weekly: Nizhny Novgorod experts discuss the week's events, and this review is given the prominence of the lead story[3].
The second project is the "Influence Rating," in which the outlet regularly assesses the standing of Nizhny Novgorod politicians and administrators. There is also a "Dossier" section — profiles of individuals and organizations to which the feed returns periodically[3].
This combination reflects the outlet's origins: the agency grew out of a milieu where expert discussion of city affairs was a genre in its own right. "Nizhny Seychas" published full transcripts of Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club sessions.
What Is in the Feed
The agency's category structure is detailed: society, politics, culture, incidents, economy, medicine, education, as well as "Exclusive," "Experts," "Quotes," and "Polls." A separate section is devoted to the City Duma[3].
The agenda is regional and municipal, leaning toward business and governance rather than incident coverage: returning land to agricultural use, updating City Hall working groups, land surveying projects, claims against developers, agreements with other regions[3]. Readers are also offered polls — for example, on whether they celebrate City Day.
The outlet also uses visual formats: photo reports and video reports have their own dedicated menu sections, alongside news and articles[3]. Materials by freelance authors are published with a disclaimer that their views may not reflect the editorial position.
The Outlet's Place in the City
The "Nizhny Seychas" feed is among the sources used across the city to compile the daily chronicle: the outlet has an open RSS feed and publishes early updates.
The agency is now in its twelfth year of operation — a considerable lifespan for Nizhny Novgorod online outlets: many projects of the same generation had closed or changed ownership by the mid-2020s, while the founder's earlier platforms, Doroga7 and IF-Region, survive only in web archives.
For Pichugin Alexander Vladimirovich, this was his second independent project, after Doroga7 and the IF-Region (ifregion.ru) agency — and the first to survive to the present day without changing its address[1][2].
Sources
- praktika-nz.ru — Nina Zvereva's "Praktika" School — Alexander Pichugin: television journalist, media manager, PR specialist
- mediashkola.com — Media School — Alexander Pichugin — course instructor
- Nizhny Seychas — Agency home page and publication details