What people discussed on November 13, 2026
What people were talking about in the city’s Telegram channels, on forums and under the videos of a local TV channel: 16 topics. Translated from Russian.
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Pedestrian killed by a train at Doskino station
On the morning of November 11 at Doskino station, a 46-year-old man stepped onto the railway tracks against a red signal and was hit by the Nizhny Novgorod–Moscow express passenger train. The impact threw him 50 meters, and his injuries were fatal. The Investigative Committee is conducting a check.
- “If your eyes and ears are in place and you care about living, you can cross anything safely. On the railway, even with ears not plugged by headphones, the main danger is not hearing an approaching train against the noise of another train...” — Sergey S writes in “Chernaya dyra”
All replies (5)
- “A train can't hit anyone. You can only end up under it.” — sacha1m writes in “Nizhniy №1”
- “Why did he run? 3 seconds could have saved his life!” — Magic Zhivopis, grafika, portrety writes in “NN LIFE”
- “What's going on, people, why do you climb onto the tracks? Can't you just wait until the train leaves?” — Olya writes in “NN_TODAY”
- “Probably trying to get somewhere in time... Not everyone gets lucky...” — Oksana Aleksandrovna writes in “Chernaya dyra”
Discussed in:
Nizhniy №1 
Kstati... Novosti NN 
NN s ogonkom 
NN_TODAY 
Fakt 
NN Avtonovosti 
MDK NN 
Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti 
DTP NN novosti 
Chernaya dyra 
Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy 
Zloy NN 
Balakhna Live 
NN LIFE 
Gulyay, NN 
Zhivem v Nizhnem 
Balakhna.RU · 19K views - 2
10-kilometer traffic jam on Moskovskoye Highway after a crash involving a heavy truck
At the entrance to Nizhny Novgorod on Moskovskoye Highway, at the turn near Orlovskiye Dvoriki, a heavy truck and a Hyundai Santa Fe collided. As a result several lanes are blocked and the traffic jam has stretched for 10 kilometers.
Pages on this topic: Moscow Highway
Discussed in:
NN Avtonovosti 
Ni Mash 
Kstovo Nizhniy №1 Kstati... Novosti NN 
Intsident NN 
Novosti NN i Oblasti 
ProNN 
Forum NN.RU 
@nizhniy_chp Zhivem v Nizhnem · 64K views · 3 participants - 3
Phone ban in schools and parents summoned over vapes
Nizhny Novgorod Mayor Shalabaev has instructed the education department to discuss a complete ban on phones in schools with teachers and parents; the final decision is planned for 2027. The regional education minister also said that teachers have been instructed to watch for vape use and report to the principal: parents of schoolchildren who are caught will be called in for a talk.
- “leave us alone, first make it safe for us to get home!!!!!!!!!!” — 𝓜𝓪𝔂𝓪 writes in “Kstovo”
All replies (3)
- “And how will students call their parents, and vice versa?” — Beetle writes in “Ni Mash”
- “we grew up without phones in our day and turned out just fine, normal people. I don't see the problem.” — ⫧⸚ᒷ𠃑੭𠃑 writes in “Kstovo”
Discussed in:
NN s ogonkom Ni Mash Nizhniy №1 Kstovo NN_TODAY Chernaya dyra @nizhniy_chp Zhivem v Nizhnem · 15K views - 4
Sentence for ex-employee of Nizhny Novgorod RANEPA branch over diploma trade
A court has sentenced Murad Magomedov, a former employee of the Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management, a branch of RANEPA, to nine years in a strict-regime prison colony and a fine of two million rubles. According to the court, from 2019 to 2025 he received more than 1.5 million rubles in bribes for enrolling students who did not attend classes but received grades and diplomas; he ran the scheme together with the head of the institution, Alexander
- “Wow, how is this even possible, where do they teach people stuff like that.” — Rubbu Rode writes in “Novosti NN i Oblasti”
All replies (2)
- “I don't think Murad is guilty enough for 9 years strict regime.. He's not a bad guy, he'll get out early for good behavior..)” — a reader writes in “Chernaya dyra”
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VOVK Novosti NN i Oblasti Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY NN s ogonkom Balakhna.RU Zhivem v Nizhnem Chernaya dyra · 6.4K views - 5
Report on a coach accused of corrupting girls in Arzamas
The Kstati TV channel aired a report about a man who got a job as a gymnastics coach at the Arzamas Physical Culture Center, posing as a world champion, and is accused of corrupting girls aged 10–12. According to the report, parents found the coach's correspondence with the children and established that he had forged Olympic Committee documents. People argue about whether the parents are to blame for not reacting earlier, and why no one has been punished so far.
- “They refused to open a criminal case? How is that even possible? What evidence do they need...” — Zdravika writes under the video “Kstati” · 54 replies
All replies (12)
- “Why is he still breathing freely?” — sergeyalmukhametov717 writes under the video “Kstati” · 28 replies
- “If every city had reporters like these, not just Nizhny, we'd simply go mad at what's happening in Russia.” — MarselSafin-t8zh writes under the video “Kstati” · 24 replies
- “Third coach in a month. Bellissimo.” — MCTUTEJIb_B_MACKE writes under the video “Kstati” · 21 replies
- “Right — here there's a pile of evidence, but a 65-year-old grandfather was jailed over his granddaughters' New Year's thing.” — AKamaleev writes under the video “Kstati” · 18 replies
- “Wow... a grandfather coach hugged a girl to calm her down — immediately a criminal case and prison... and here there's loads of proof — and nothing...” — vasiliz.2875 writes under the video “Kstati” · 12 replies
- “First of all, the center's management should be held accountable.” — its_my_life1986 writes under the video “Kstati” · 10 replies
- “Every city needs a channel like this.” — gebo1696 writes under the video “Kstati” · 17 replies
- “Thank you to the channel for showing his face! Every parent really needs to see this.” — thil5c4zn8k7i writes under the video “Kstati” · 8 replies
- “Parents, take this material to the prosecutor's office.” — MariyaBodo-n8f writes under the video “Kstati” · 9 replies
- “Looks like the judges are the same in the courts.” — InokentiySemenov-ts1l writes under the video “Kstati” · 7 replies
- “You can tell from the director that he's not far off either, he must feel guilty about something.” — Hartman1000 writes under the video “Kstati” · 6 replies
Discussed in:
Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN Ni Mash 
Arzamas (@arzamas_online) Intsident NN NN_TODAY Zhivem v Nizhnem · 182K views · 94 participants - 6
Reconstruction of the R-158 highway from Lapshikha to Rozhdestvensky Maidan
On the Nizhny Novgorod — Saratov highway (R-158), from kilometer 52 to kilometer 77, demolition of the old surface has begun: the road will be widened from two lanes to four. For the duration of the work, which will last until September 1, 2027, 11 km of temporary detours have been built.
- “Finally they'll start doing something there, because driving on this road was simply torture.” — Arina writes in the channel @nn800top
All replies (6)
- “Everything is fenced off, dug up, cars are driving through. The workers themselves aren't visible. The word "bustling" doesn't describe what's in the photo.” — Denis writes in “NN s ogonkom”
- “The work has been "bustling" there for several years now, and there's still no road, just as before.” — Alexander writes in “NN s ogonkom”
- “Am I the only one who feels like that road has been under repair my whole life?” — Aleksandr writes in “Novosti NN i Oblasti”
- “Until 2027 is a very long time. I hope there won't be endless traffic jams on these detours.” — Anya Intriga writes in “NN_TODAY”
- “This is who all of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast should learn to build roads from. From organization to final result.” — Chelovek writes in “Novosti NN i Oblasti”
Discussed in:
NeGorkiy Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Novosti NN i Oblasti 
@nn800top @nizhniy_chp · 16K views - 7
Average pension in the Nizhny Novgorod Region is 25,200 rubles
The regional branch of the Social Fund of Russia has published pension data for the Nizhny Novgorod Region: the average payment is 25,200 rubles, the highest is in Sarov (about 30 thousand rubles) and the lowest is in the Voznesensky District (about 21 thousand). The region has almost 946 thousand pensioners in total.
Pages on this topic: Sarov
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NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti @nn800top MDK NN Zhivem v Nizhnem NN LIFE · 6.7K views - 8
Balakhna schoolchildren gathered for a meeting with Mizulina that she hadn't planned
Students from several Balakhna schools were told in advance by teachers and vice-principals about a personal visit by Ekaterina Mizulina, head of the Safe Internet League. Hundreds of teenagers gathered at the local House of Culture, but Mizulina did not come; by her account, she did not know about the planned meeting at all and learned of it only from children's letters; afterwards she said that she now really intends to visit Balakhna. People argue about who exactly promised the schoolchildren a meeting with Mizulina and whether it is now worth being glad about her promised visit.
- “They led the Elephant through the streets, Apparently for show — It's known that elephants are a rarity with us — So crowds of gawkers followed the Elephant.” — Zhanna Zhanna writes in “Balakhna Live”
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Balakhna Live MDK NN Chernaya dyra Fakt Balakhna.RU Zhivem v Nizhnem · 4.1K views - 9
Sentence over a woman's death on the Vetluga River
The Krasnobakovsky court sentenced a man responsible for operating a dredger on the Vetluga River: on September 15, 2024, he failed to put up warning signs and tied a cable over the water to bushes, as a result of which a woman riding a jet ski died on the spot. The court found him guilty of violating safety rules and sentenced him to two years suspended.
Pages on this topic: Vetluga River
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Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Kstati... Novosti NN Intsident NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 9.0K views - 10
Trials of the "Sputnik 12" hovercraft
Sea trials of the "Sputnik 12" hovercraft, built mostly from Russian-made components, including ones produced in Nizhny Novgorod, have taken place in Nizhny Novgorod. The craft is designed for 12 people or 1.5 tons of cargo and reaches up to 50 km/h on water and up to 70 km/h on snow; in future it is planned to supply it to emergency services.
- “Great that it can travel over both snow and swamps. Now it will be possible to reach any remote place at any time of year.” — Anya Intriga writes in “NN_TODAY”
All replies (3)
- “look, so it turns out it's possible: first a cancer vaccine, and now good transport” — a reader writes in “Nizhniy №1”
- “What was wrong with the previous one?” — a reader writes in “Nizhniy №1”
Discussed in:
Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY 
Ogni Nizhnego Chernaya dyra @nizhniy_chp · 7.5K views - 11
Diveyevo surgeon convicted of selling fake sick notes
A court has sentenced a former surgeon from Diveyevo to one year of corrective labor with 10% of his salary withheld and a fine of 250 thousand rubles for taking six bribes (eight according to other reports) for issuing sick notes containing false information about patients' health. The illegally obtained funds were also recovered and his phone was confiscated.
Pages on this topic: Diveyevo
- “this is how you can easily lose not only your job but also people's trust” — Katyunyasha cutie writes in “NN_TODAY”
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Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY MDK NN Balakhna Live Gulyay, NN · 7.4K views - 12
Gender reveal party of blogger Mikhail Litvin at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium
Blogger Mikhail Litvin and model Adel Weigel held a gender reveal party at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium, announcing that they are expecting a girl. Litvin later said that the final kick of the ball, which triggered the gender reveal, was added in editing.
Pages on this topic: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
- “And someone actually came to see this crap? This guy's aim is terrible, it's amazing he even became a father.” — Artem writes in “NN_TODAY”
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- “Sixty attempts and all misses, what a level of luck. Good thing editing saves the day in cases like this.” — Anya Intriga writes in “NN_TODAY”
- “Who are these people anyway, that they've been written about for more than one day now, or is there no other news?” — Sergey writes in “NN_TODAY”
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NN_TODAY MDK NN ProNN NN LIFE Gulyay, NN · 4.5K views - 13
Nizhny Novgorod funicular and Evenius House win at the "Rebus 2026" competition
The Kremlin funicular took first place in the nomination "Best New Capital Construction Project in a Historic Settlement" at the international forum "Rebus 2026: Urban Planning in Historic Settlements", and the renovation project of the Evenius Pharmacist's House won in the nomination "Best Renovation and Integration Project". Since opening in September 2024, the funicular has carried almost 700 thousand passengers.
- “It's just gotten pricey there, I mean the ticket” — Vsegda razvivatsya i povyshat planku! writes in the channel @nn800top
All replies (2)
- “Honestly, it's very convenient that you no longer have to climb the hill on foot.” — Arina writes in the channel @nn800top
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Ogni Nizhnego @nn800top 
Avtozavodets Zhivem v Nizhnem MDK NN · 4.4K views - 14
Trolleybus No. 1 Metro Strelka — Chaadayevo platform has not run for a second day
Service on trolleybus route No. 1 has been suspended, according to the Central Dispatch Service for Public Transport, because of repair work. The route has been stopped four times since the beginning of November; no date for restoring service has been given.
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NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Chernaya dyra · 7.9K views - 15
Citycard releases a transport card with an archival photo of the first tram
Citycard, together with the Russian Museum of Photography, has released a transport card with a historic photograph by Maxim Dmitriev showing one of the first Nizhny Novgorod trams. It is the first card in a series of 50 designs with archival photographs of the city; the museum is discussing a possible exhibition. Commenters are divided: some call the release a breakthrough and speak of preserving historical memory, others mock the card's "educational" function.
Pages on this topic: Russian Museum of Photography · Siticard
- “Could you raise salaries instead?” — Poopy-j1n writes under the video “Kstati”
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- “With projects like this they show us that soon we'll be riding horse-drawn carts!” — r1a189 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Bring back cash payment, because sometimes the cards don't work due to no signal and drone-threat blocking. And keep the card's color, people are used to it, they don't look at the picture and don't confuse it with other cards.” — yes6968 writes under the video “Kstati”
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Kstati... Novosti NN Kstati (YouTube) Zhivem v Nizhnem · 3.8K views · 12 participants - 16
Roadwork barriers on Gagarin Avenue are invisible in the dark
On Gagarin Avenue at the intersection with Lenin and Frunze Streets, one and a half lanes are closed in the roadwork zone. According to the channel, the repair section has no illuminated barriers, so in the dark and damp hours drivers do not notice the barriers in advance. On the forum, people mention that the section on Gagarin has stood for several weeks without any sign of repair work.
Pages on this topic: Gagarin Avenue
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DTP NN novosti Forum NN.RU · 854 views · 10 participants