A Nizhny Novgorod resident during a ride in a Minibus)

Nizhny Novgorod residents — the indigenous population of Nizhny Novgorod.

In a broader sense — the population within the current boundaries of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, and in official holiday addresses, all persons holding a local Residence Registration) are referred to as Nizhny Novgorod residents.

Everyone else is usually called "out-of-towners" or "guests of the city", if it is unknown where they came from.

Welfare of Nizhny Novgorod residents

A modern Nizhny Novgorod resident can afford to buy roughly four times as many eggs on a monthly salary as 30 years ago (4,990 eggs versus 1,170), three times as much sunflower oil (243 liters versus 78), sugar (461 kilograms versus 141), rice (473 kilograms versus 138), and flour (999 kilograms versus 356).

The average Nizhny Novgorod resident can buy 37 kilograms more pork than in 1980 (58 kilograms in 1980 versus 95 kilograms in 2011), and four times as much poultry (47 kilograms in 1980 versus 195 kilograms in 2011).

Prices for non-food goods relative to incomes have also fallen.

Based on average per-capita income, a modern Nizhny Novgorod resident can buy nine pairs of men's summer shoes or seven pairs of women's, four men's suits or seven woolen dresses, one color television or one refrigerator.

30 years ago, the average Gorky resident could only afford three pairs of summer shoes, one men's suit or two dresses, would have had to save for five months for a television, and for two months for a refrigerator.

  • The ratio of the average pension to average per-capita income has remained unchanged over 30 years (45%), meaning that the average pensioner, like the average Nizhny Novgorod resident, can today afford to buy a greater quantity of goods (2,270 eggs instead of 570, 111 liters of sunflower oil instead of 38, 210 kilograms of sugar instead of 69, and so on). The purchasing power of a pension has also grown 3.5-fold compared to the 1980s.

In discussions about the region's residents

9 points of a Nizhny Novgorod resident

A Nizhny Novgorod resident:

  • 1. Is generous — after all, we haven't hanged the administration for theft yet;
  • 2. Is open — I've only seen more bumpkins than here in Moscow;
  • 3. Is polite — up to a point. Generally stops being polite when some "born-and-bred" Muscovite talks down to them;
  • 4. Is cultured — the city resident, yes, but the region has let things slip.
  • 6. Is attentive to people — there is a spirit of mutual aid in this city;
  • 7. Is noble — we treat the village idiot with indulgence (we only deal with those who've really overstepped);
  • 8. Is kind — remains a human being, even after point nine;
  • 9. Is selfless — only a selfless person can work at the local enterprises here, earning Nizhny Novgorod wages while paying Moscow prices;

If you've come to wreck the local economy, loot and sell off factories (turning plants and workshops into shopping centers), flood the streets with drugs, cheap prostitutes, booze, and disease — get the hell out of here, because every Nizhny Novgorod resident will have a negative attitude toward you.

Sergey Pravodelov, City Forum NN.RU

Interesting facts

  • Nizhny Novgorod residents saved the Muscovite state.
  • Nizhny Novgorod residents triggered the Raskol (Schism) in the Russian Orthodox Church.
  • The Head of the Nizhny Novgorod Region is not a Nizhny Novgorod resident, as he is registered in Moscow.

See also