What people discussed on September 21, 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.
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Results of the Legislative Assembly elections in the Nizhny Novgorod Region
The election commission has processed 100% of the protocols: United Russia received 52.97%, the Communist Party 15.80%, the LDPR 11.52%, New People 8.91%, A Just Russia 7.13%, and the Pensioners' Party 2.54%. Turnout in the Legislative Assembly and State Duma elections was over 57%.
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VOVK 
NN s ogonkom 
Nizhniy №1 
Kstati... Novosti NN 
Dzerzhinsk Novosti 
Novosti NN i Oblasti 
NN_TODAY 
Intsident NN 
Chernaya dyra 
@gorod_nizhny 
Avtozavodets 
NN LIFE 
Zhivem v Nizhnem 
Molniya NN · 64K views - 2
Two dead in a sinkhole in Vachsky District
Near the village of Chulkovo in Vachsky District, a car fell into a water-filled karst sinkhole. The man and woman inside died; law enforcement is establishing the circumstances.
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NN_TODAY Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti 
MDK NN 
Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy 
Pavlovo 
Ni Mash 
NN Avtonovosti 
Zloy NN 
DTP NN novosti Zhivem v Nizhnem 
@nizhniy_chp · 7.3K views - 3
Fall from an electric bike on Delovaya Street and a false claim of a beating
A 19-year-old from Nizhny Novgorod fell off an electric bike on Delovaya Street and suffered serious injuries, then claimed he had been beaten. Surveillance cameras disproved the attack; the young man is in hospital.
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NN Avtonovosti Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Novosti NN i Oblasti MDK NN Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy 
NN Novosti 
Gulyay, NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 40K views - 4
Rise in hemorrhagic fever cases in the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Since the beginning of the year, 278 cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome have been registered in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 1.5 times more than in the same period last year and more than double the national average. Most cases are in Nizhny Novgorod; infections have also been recorded in Dzerzhinsk, Shakhunya, Bor and several districts.
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Novosti NN i Oblasti Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Intsident NN 
Tipichnyy Semyonov NN Novosti @nizhniy_chp Gulyay, NN · 7.8K views - 5
Results of voting for the State Duma and the Legislative Assembly of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
On September 20, voting in the State Duma and Legislative Assembly elections ended in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Turnout for the day was 57.29% in the Legislative Assembly elections; the head of the regional election commission reported no violations, and the commissions began counting votes.
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Ni Mash VOVK Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Tipichnyy Semyonov MDK NN · 20K views - 6
Robotic system tested against giant hogweed in Bor
A Nizhny Novgorod company has developed two remote-controlled robots, a mulcher and a sprayer, to fight giant hogweed. The machines were tested near the village of Minino in Bor: in one shift the two robots clear up to 20 hectares, roughly ten times faster than a manual crew.
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Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY 
NeGorkiy NN Novosti 
Ogni Nizhnego · 6.9K views - 7
Robbery at a bar on Tikhoretskaya: woman hit, phone taken
At a bar on Tikhoretskaya Street in Kanavinsky District, a 29-year-old man struck a 23-year-old woman in the face and openly stole her smartphone worth 22,000 rubles. The suspect has been detained, the phone recovered, and a criminal case for robbery opened.
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Nizhniy №1 Kstati... Novosti NN Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy DTP NN novosti Zloy NN · 4.2K views - 8
Nizhny Novgorod Region ranks 33rd in median salary
According to analysts, the net median salary in the Nizhny Novgorod Region in the second quarter of 2026 was 63,777 rubles, placing the region 33rd out of 85. That is below the national figure: the ratio to the fixed basket of consumer goods is 2.57 versus 2.7 nationwide.
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NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Zloy NN NN Novosti Zhivem v Nizhnem · 4.1K views - 9
Bor dam repairs and the end of the Valday navigation season
From September 21, repairs of the Bor dam begin, during which the road will be narrowed; the work is planned to be completed in mid-October. The Valday and Meteor hydrofoil season is planned to close on October 18, but the route to Bor may be extended until late October or early November.
Pages on this topic: Valday (truck)
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NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Gulyay, NN Zloy NN · 6.0K views - 10
Reconstruction of the Start stadium in Moskovsky District
The city sports department is preparing design documentation for the reconstruction of the Start stadium: a canopy over the west stand, artificial ice, running tracks and an equipment room are planned. Funding sources and the start date have not yet been determined.
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NN s ogonkom NeGorkiy NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 4.7K views - 11
Crash with a motorcycle fire on Tsiolkovsky Avenue in Dzerzhinsk
On Tsiolkovsky Avenue in Dzerzhinsk, a car and a motorcycle collided, and the motorcycle caught fire after the impact. No information about the motorcyclist's condition has been released.
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NN s ogonkom DTP NN novosti NN Avtonovosti NN Novosti · 2.9K views - 12
Gazelle stolen in Kanavinsky District: the thief fell asleep in the cab
In Kanavinsky District a 21-year-old man was detained for stealing a refrigerated Gazelle that had been left with the key in the ignition on Vysokovoltnaya Street. The owner found the vehicle via a GPS tracker on Elektrovoznaya Street, where the thief was asleep in the cab; a criminal case has been opened.
Pages on this topic: Kanavinsky District
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Intsident NN 
@nn800top NN Novosti NN Avtonovosti · 2.7K views - 13
Herd of wild boars comes out to the road in Pavlovsky District
A resident of Pavlovsky District filmed a herd of wild boars that came out to the road at the edge of a forest and was in no hurry to leave.
Pages on this topic: Pavlovsky District
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Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy · 5.8K views - 14
