Nizhny Novgorod 100 years ago

      Interested to find out what the city of Nizhny Novgorod was like 100 years ago using the newspaper "Nizhegorodskaya Kommuna" from August 13, 1925?

      Weather and water conditions

      On August 12 the air temperature was +13 degrees Réaumur (+16 degrees Celsius). Cloudy. Windy. Water level 52 cm. Down 2 cm in 24 hours. Water temperature +16 degrees Réaumur.

      Theatre and cinema. Nizhny Novgorod State Circus

      Today at the state circus the clown‑jesters Alperov and Makus are performing, the jumping acrobats Sosiny, the Italian troupe Yulians, the stable of the Berlin Busch Circus under the direction of Mr. Adolfi, the Caucasian jigits the Ali‑Bek brothers, the trained dogs Shafrik and many others.

      Sormovo. Fight against unsanitary conditions

      To eliminate unsanitary conditions at the market, the Sormovo RIK created a special commission. This commission was instructed to divide trading into sections, determine the number of tables needed for dairy trade, since dairy products were being sold from the ground. The commission was also instructed to take measures to install containers with boiled water.

      Public health measures

      The sanitary oversight authority inspected the wells of the city of Sormovo to determine which needed repair. To curb the spread of malaria, the sanitary authority inspected bodies of water and then twice performed oil treatments on the waters where malaria mosquito larvae were found.

      Textile goods at the fair. Situation in the manufactory trade

      At this year’s fair the situation with textile goods is characterized by the same features as last year: an excessively high demand for cotton fabrics amid weak supply. Other fabrics, except for certain kinds of woolens, are more or less sufficient. Besides VTS, the Worsted Trust has imported worsted fabrics worth 1,200,000 rubles. The Molitovskaya flax‑spinning mill has products worth 1,000,000 rubles, etc.

      Users can consult bound volumes of the newspaper "Nizhegorodskaya Kommuna" at TsANO at: N. Novgorod, Studencheskaya St., 15.

      More news about the event:

      Two bus stops renamed in Nizhny Novgorod

      They are located in the Leninsky and Moskovsky districts.

      Two bus stops were renamed in Nizhny Novgorod. 15:36 13.08.2025 Vremya N - Nizhny Novgorod

      In Nizhny Novgorod trams will run later in honor of City Day

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      On City Day in Nizhny Novgorod trams will run until midnight. 15:29 13.08.2025 ProGorodNN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      Four fatal accidents occurred in the Nizhny Novgorod region over the day

      In the past 24 hours four people died in accidents in the Nizhny Novgorod region. 15:28 13.08.2025 Nizhegorodskaya Pravda - Nizhny Novgorod

      A resident of the Moskovsky district is suspected of killing his wife

      Photo: Investigative Committee of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      A criminal case is being investigated in the Moskovsky district of Nizhny Novgorod against a 51‑year‑old man accused of murdering his wife. 13:53 13.08.2025 NIA Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod

      Three residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region discovered a source of "free" fuel

      photo GU MVD of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      In June 2024 a report was received in the Lyskovo district by the police from a company engaged in receiving and transporting oil and petroleum products via main oil pipelines. 13:40 13.08.2025 ProGorodNN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      Two trucks and two cars collided near Kstovo: one person died

      Photo: press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      A serious accident involving two trucks and two passenger cars occurred on the M‑7 "Volga" federal highway in the Nizhny Novgorod region. 11:54 13.08.2025 NIA Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod

      The operation of five Nizhny Novgorod trams will be extended on City Day

      Photo: Kira Mishina

      On City Day, August 16, the operating hours of five tram routes in Nizhny Novgorod will be extended. 11:20 13.08.2025 NIA Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod

      Three men detained for attempting to steal oil from a pipeline in Lyskovo

      Photo: press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      In the Nizhny Novgorod region three men were detained after illegally tapping the oil pipeline "Almetyevsk — Nizhny Novgorod" in the Lyskovo district. 11:20 13.08.2025 NIA Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod

      Under the wing of the airplane — Kulebaki! August 17 — Russian Air Fleet Day

      Modern Kulebaki youth no longer even know that there used to be an airport in Kulebaki (yes, yes!) with an airfield, and anyone could fly directly from Kulebaki not only to Nizhny Novgorod (in 1932–1990 the city was Gorky), 10:32 13.08.2025 Gorod Kulebaki - Kulebaki

      Five trams will run until midnight on City Day in Nizhny Novgorod

      In Nizhny Novgorod on August 16 trams on five routes will run until midnight. 10:18 13.08.2025 IA Nizhny Seichas - Nizhny Novgorod

      A collision between a motorcycle and a tractor ended in the death of a Nizhny Novgorod resident

      In the evening of August 12 a fatal accident involving a motorcycle occurred in Nizhny Novgorod. 10:04 13.08.2025 NIA Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod

      The flight to Kaliningrad was delayed from Nizhny Novgorod airport on August 13

      Photo: Nizhny Novgorod airport

      The departure time to Kaliningrad from Nizhny Novgorod airport was postponed by almost two hours on August 13. 09:47 13.08.2025 Setevoe izdanie Zhivem v Nizhnem - Nizhny Novgorod

      Nizhny Novgorod 100 years ago

      Interested to find out what the city of Nizhny Novgorod was like 100 years ago using the newspaper "Nizhegorodskaya Kommuna" of August 13, 1925? 09:38 13.08.2025 State Archival Service - Nizhny Novgorod

      Five tram routes in Nizhny Novgorod will run until midnight on City Day, August 16

      In Nizhny Novgorod on August 16, on City Day, five tram routes will run until midnight. 09:14 13.08.2025 Vadsky Municipal District - Vad

      The parents of the alleged perpetrator of the fatal accident in Zavolzhye expressed their point of view about the crash

      The parents of the alleged perpetrator of the fatal accident in Zavolzhye, which we reported on last week, expressed their point of view about the crash. 09:10 13.08.2025 Setevoe izdanie Seti NN - Nizhny Novgorod

      Road accident near LADA shopping center and a murder in the Avtozavodsky district: main news for August 12 in Nizhny Novgorod

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      The most high‑profile news of the past day

      August 12, 2025 was an eventful day for Nizhny Novgorod, marked by a series of incidents and important city events. 06:42 13.08.2025 ProGorodNN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      A man died in an accident with a moped in Nizhny Novgorod

      The moped accident occurred at building No. 12 on Yablonevaya Street in Nizhny Novgorod. 20:20 12.08.2025 vGorodeN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      A truck driver died in a horrific accident on the M‑7 in the Nizhny Novgorod region

      Four vehicles collided in the Kstovo district.

      A fatal accident involving two trucks and two passenger cars occurred on the M‑7 "Volga" highway in the Nizhny Novgorod region. 18:25 12.08.2025 Newsroom24.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      Two trucks and two cars collided on the M‑7

      Two trucks and two passenger cars collided on the M‑7 "Volga" highway in the Kstovo district. 18:18 12.08.2025 IA Nizhny Seichas - Nizhny Novgorod

      Details of the accident involving heavy trucks in the Nizhny Novgorod region have become known

      One person died.

      Photo: press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      Four vehicles collided at the 461 km mark of the M‑7 in the Kstovo district on August 12. 18:00 12.08.2025 Vremya N - Nizhny Novgorod

      Two trailers and two passenger cars collided on the M‑7 in the Kstovo district

      A fatal accident occurred on the M‑7 "Volga" highway in the Kstovo district. Two trailers and two passenger cars collided there, the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Nizhny Novgorod Region reported. 17:50 12.08.2025 Nizhegorodskaya Pravda - Nizhny Novgorod

      A body was found on the Nizhny Novgorod embankment

      Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations

      A man's body was pulled from the water in Nizhny Novgorod. He drowned while boating. 17:15 12.08.2025 ProGorodNN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      One person died in a multi‑vehicle accident with two trucks on the M‑7 in the Kstovo district

      Photo: State Traffic Inspectorate of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      One person died in a collision of two trucks and two passenger cars on the M‑7 in the Kstovo district of the Nizhny Novgorod region. 17:13 12.08.2025 Setevoe izdanie Zhivem v Nizhnem - Nizhny Novgorod

      One person died and three were injured in a truck accident in the Nizhny Novgorod region

      Two heavy trucks and two passenger cars collided on the M‑7 highway

      One person died and three were injured in a truck accident in the Nizhny Novgorod region. 16:56 12.08.2025 Komsomolskaya Pravda - Nizhny Novgorod

      A body was recovered from the Volga near the Nizhne‑Volzhskaya embankment

      Circumstances of the tragedy are being clarified.

      Photo: press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      A man's body was pulled from the Volga near the Nizhne‑Volzhskaya embankment in Nizhny Novgorod. 16:47 12.08.2025 Vremya N - Nizhny Novgorod

      A man drowned in the Volga near the Nizhne‑Volzhskaya embankment

      Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      Divers recovered a man's body from the Volga near the Nizhne‑Volzhskaya embankment in Nizhny Novgorod. 16:14 12.08.2025 NIA Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod

      Two passenger cars and two trailers collided on the highway in the Nizhny Novgorod region

      One person died.

      Two passenger cars and two trailers collided on the highway near the turn to the village of Goryankovo in the direction of Nizhny Novgorod, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region reported. 16:08 12.08.2025 Vremya N - Nizhny Novgorod

      A man's corpse was pulled from the river on the Nizhne‑Volzhskaya embankment

      A man's body was pulled from the Volga and brought ashore in the area of the Nizhne‑Volzhskaya embankment on the afternoon of August 12. 16:05 12.08.2025 vGorodeN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      A man fell from an inflatable boat and drowned in Nizhny Novgorod

      A man drowned in Nizhny Novgorod. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region. 15:59 12.08.2025 Nizhegorodskaya Pravda - Nizhny Novgorod

      A man fell from a boat and drowned in the Volga in Nizhny Novgorod

      Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Nizhny Novgorod Region

      A man fell from an inflatable boat on the Volga in Nizhny Novgorod. 15:58 12.08.2025 Setevoe izdanie Zhivem v Nizhnem - Nizhny Novgorod

      A man fell from a boat and drowned in central Nizhny Novgorod

      The identity of the deceased is being established

      A man fell from a boat and drowned in central Nizhny Novgorod. 15:40 12.08.2025 Komsomolskaya Pravda - Nizhny Novgorod

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      A warm and clear August day expected on August 13 in Khabarovsk Krai

      Heat spikes for the last summer month are not uncommon. Photo: IA "Khabarovsky Krai Segodnya"

      Temperature in Khabarovsk tomorrow, August 13, may rise to +30 degrees. 18:13 12.08.2025 IA Khabarovsky Krai Segodnya - Khabarovsk