What people discuss

What people discussed on September 13, 2026

What people were talking about in the city’s Telegram channels, on forums and under the videos of a local TV channel: 14 topics. Translated from Russian.

  1. 1

    Two people die in an apartment building fire in Pilna

    An apartment building on Lenin Street in the urban-type settlement of Pilna caught fire, with the flames spreading over 42 square metres. 36 residents evacuated on their own, and after the fire was put out, rescuers found the bodies of a man and a woman.

    Pages on this topic: Pilna

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti NN Novosti Zloy NN Fakt Gulyay, NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 11K views

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    Archaeological dig at the site of the demolished Mytny Market

    Archaeological excavations have begun at the site of the demolished Mytny Market on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street in Nizhny Novgorod. Who is carrying out the work and what they expect to find is still unknown; a market stood here from the 16th century.

    Pages on this topic: Mytny Market

    Discussed in: NeGorkiy Nizhniy №1 Ogni Nizhnego NN Novosti @nizhniy_chp Gulyay, NN Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy · 13K views

  3. 3

    Fuel shortage and filling station queues: drivers follow the odd-even system

    Panic buying continues at filling stations in the Nizhny Novgorod Region: supplies have begun to stabilise, but drivers are asked to follow the odd-even system. According to an expert, the situation is expected to return fully to normal in late September or early October.

    Discussed in: NeGorkiy Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti Zloy NN NN Novosti Pavlovo · 6.9K views

  4. 4

    Phone fraud against pensioners in Nizhny Novgorod and the Arzamas district

    Nizhny Novgorod channels are discussing several cases of phone fraud against pensioners: in Nizhny Novgorod a 76-year-old man handed a courier about 1.9 million rubles, the courier was detained and a criminal case opened; in the Arzamas district an elderly woman lost more than 1.6 million rubles. A court ruling is also reported in which a telecom operator paid compensation to a victim of fraud.

    Pages on this topic: Arzamas District

    Discussed in: NN_TODAY Novosti NN i Oblasti Arzamas (@arzamas_online) Chernaya dyra Molniya NN · 5.3K views

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    Complaints about sound problems at the City Day concert in Kstovo

    At the City Day concert in Kstovo there were problems with the acoustics: the music was too loud, and the performers' words were almost impossible to make out.

    Pages on this topic: Kstovo

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 Intsident NN Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY @nizhniy_chp · 4.4K views

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    Accident injuring a child on Lenin Avenue in Arzamas

    On Lenin Avenue in Arzamas, a Volkswagen minibus collided with a Kia car. A four-year-old child in the car, strapped into a child seat, was injured and taken to a trauma centre.

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN Avtonovosti DTP NN novosti NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 4.9K views

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    Widening of the R-158 highway to four lanes in the Dalnekonstantinovo district

    A contractor has been selected on the public procurement portal for the major overhaul of a section of the R-158 "Nizhny Novgorod - Saratov" highway (km 52-77) in the Dalnekonstantinovo district. Under the 13.6 billion ruble contract, the carriageway will be widened from two to four lanes; the work is planned to be completed by 30 September 2028.

    Discussed in: Ogni Nizhnego NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti Chernaya dyra · 7.4K views

  8. 8

    Theft and recovery of the Mirage sculpture in Vyksa

    The stolen sculpture "Mirage" has been found in Vyksa: the art object had been cut off with an angle grinder and taken away from its site. A suspect has been detained, the damage is estimated at almost 428 thousand rubles, and the sculpture will be sent for restoration.

    Pages on this topic: Vyksa (disambiguation)

    Discussed in: NN_TODAY Vyksa.RF Fakt Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy · 5.3K views

  9. 9

    Fewer first-graders in the region's schools

    This school year, almost 4 thousand fewer first-graders started school in the Nizhny Novgorod Region than a year earlier, a drop of about 6%. The decline is linked to the low birth rate of the early 1990s: in a number of schools, two or three first-grade classes are now formed instead of three or four.

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY NN Novosti @nizhniy_chp · 5.0K views

  10. 10

    Video of white egrets on an island near Meshchera

    Four Nizhny Novgorod channels are publishing video and photos of great egrets that have settled on one of the Volga islands near Meshchera.

    Pages on this topic: Meshchera

    Discussed in: NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY ProNN NN LIFE · 4.6K views

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    Tunnel boring machine Evdokia passes the halfway mark near Kulibin Park

    The tunnel boring machine Evdokia has passed more than half of the left running tunnel from Gorkovskaya station to the future Ploshchad Svobody station: 270 of 485 rings have been installed, and the machine is at a depth of 18 metres near Kulibin Park, with 17.5 thousand cubic metres of soil removed.

    Pages on this topic: Kulibina Park · Freedom Square

    Discussed in: Ogni Nizhnego Gulyay, NN MDK NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 4.0K views

  12. 12

    Bear tracks in mushroom-picking spots of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

    Bear tracks have been found in places popular with mushroom pickers in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, including near the settlement of Frolishchi in the Volodarsky District. Mushroom pickers are urged to be careful in the forest.

    Discussed in: Ni Mash NN_TODAY Zhivem v Nizhnem · 8.5K views

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    Exhibition of Nizhny Novgorod artists at the Russian Centre in Paris

    The exhibition "System Assembly. Nizhny Novgorod" with works by 18 artists from the region, including painting, graphics, ceramics and installations, has opened at the Russian Spiritual and Cultural Centre in Paris. The exhibition runs until 1 November.

    Discussed in: Novosti NN i Oblasti Molniya NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 2.5K views

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    Cameras catching drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians in Nizhny Novgorod and Bor

    Violation-detection cameras have been installed on several streets in Nizhny Novgorod and Bor. Since the beginning of the year, about 1,500 cases of failing to give way to pedestrians have been recorded; the fine is from 1,500 to 2,500 rubles.

    Discussed in: NN_TODAY NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 2.3K views