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Ne|Mestnye (Not|local) is a laboratory school that organizes 50-minute guided tours, telling stories of notable people and historical houses of Khanty-Mansiysk from the past and the present. All you need to take part is such tours are a charged phone, headphones and access to the Internet. You can choose a route in the school's Telegram channel and click the "listen" button. Audio tracks are freely available: after the premier of a new tour, any person is free to play it again and explore the city at any time.

As part of the preparation process, members of the school collect all kinds of documentary materials: talk to neighbors and friends, look through old newspapers in the archives, share personal stories with each other. They also share stories about their special places in the city: where their parents bought them cotton candy, where they invited the girl to the first dance, where they sailed on rafts, sang, fell in love. The routes are then created in the form of plays, which are voiced by professional actors. So far, two plays have been released: "Ryba-lyubov'" ("Fish-love"), "Kogda derevya byli bolshimi" ("When the trees were bigger").

Nikita Dukhnik is a photographer. He has been doing photography for more than 15 years. He mostly shoots weddings, but does other types of photography, too. Such as street photography, which he does as a hobby. You can find hundreds of wedding and family photos on his social media. One thing to notice is that the background is always different, from the festively decorated halls of the Nizhny Novgorod Wedding Venues to the fields with haystacks.

Nikita also shoots aerial photography. "The Scream" entered the TOP-35 of the international 35AWARDS photo award in the nomination "Best Aerial Photography". The photo captures a body of water and is very reminiscent of Edvard Munch’s eponymous painting. This project raises awareness and support for the environment, and when it was taken in November 2020, it was not digitally processed. "The Scream" also won second place at the Russian Geographical Society’s "The Most Beautiful Country" contest in the nomination "Russia From a Bird’s Eye View".

Nizhegorodskaia Nav. Nachalo (Nizhny Novgorod Nav. The Beginning) is a book of local tales and legends, based on fictional understanding of historical events and urban legends. The book is rich in tales of the creatures of Slavic folklore: leshy, rusalkas, domovoys, vampires, werewolves, ghosts. Creatures that usually live in Nav, the realm of the dead, but sometimes can be seen in Yav, the realm of the living. They represent elements, phenomena, or groups of people that can be found in any city. In the course of the story, it becomes clear how they interact with each other.

The cover for the first edition was designed by Nizhny Novgorod designer Dmitry Kizaev. It was based on an engraving by Adam Olearius, a seventeenth-century German scholar, depicting Nizhny Novgorod. A number of urban role-playing games were inspired by this book, and now new stories and a new urban mythology are being born through them. The book was written by Cultural Studies teacher Olga Klever, and published in 2022.

The illustrated book features excerpts from rare books, documents, drawings and prints, autographs of prominent people from the extensive collection of Mikhail Seslavinsky, a well-known researcher of book culture. The author recounts his childhood and adolescence, the life of his family and and how the materials for the book have been gathered over three generations. Everything in this edition is in some way related to Nizhny Novgorod. The book doesn’t try to be pretentious — it is an easy read, guaranteed to make you laugh.

The book is divided into the following sections: "Autographs of poets and writers", "Artists of Russian emigration", "Nizhny Novgorod Rhapsody", "Rare thematic publications", "The Boldino Insomnia". Here you can find autographs of classics of Russian literature, such as Maxim Gorky, Arkady Gaidar, Vladimir Korolenko, rare editions with images of Nizhny Novgorod of the XVII — early XIX centuries, works of famous writers and scientists.

Nizhny Novgorod. Detali is a vibrant, comprehensive, high-quality art book that features paintings by artists of the 19th century to the present day, depicting Nizhny Novgorod for the city's 800th anniversary. Cozy courtyards and iconic buildings of Nizhny Novgorod, embankments and leafy streets, advanced industries and ports, trams and lilac bushes - the city through the eyes of artists in history and today. The book was published in 2021 and has been featured in two major exhibitions at the Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum.

The book describes key events in the history of Nizhny Novgorod and its present day. The stories are insightful and captivating. The release of the book is timed to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the city. The famous historian A.A. Davydov and Honored Teacher of Russia Eduard Itkin acted as scientific consultants, providing advice and recommendations. You can use it as a guide to prepare for local history classes. The book is equipped with AR technology that makes it come alive, enhancing the reading experience. It was published 2022 with a print run of 2000 copies.

The book contains numerous maps, diagrams, photographs, and images of mechanisms resembling parts of a steam locomotive or a time clock. The front cover features a stylized image of the locomotive, which was produced at the Krasnoye Sormovo Factory. The reader can fly over the city, visit the halls of the State Bank on Bolshaya Pokrovka Street, and see hydrofoils floating over the water. The book was included in the top 50 best regional publications by the Russian Publishers Association.

Northern Breath lab is a manufacturer of homemade scented products. The products are completely safe and environmentally friendly. The brand uses 100% soy wax and essential oils. The Certificates of Conformity to the IFRA Standards are also provided. Candles are cast by hand and give off scents of Yugra: the forests, the taiga moss, Siberian cranberries and northern cedar.

Each candle comes with manually gathered natural dried wildflowers inside and a wooden wick, which crackles as it burns, creating an atmosphere of a campfire in the forest. The products have a sleek design with elements of ethnic patterns. They also come in a DIY wrapping, which adds a personal touch to it.

Numero Nuovo is a premium limited edition clothing brand. It offers high-quality designer clothes with decorative elements, handmade flowers, draperies, elements of plastic and metal. It was founded by designer Andrey Rybinskiy. From fabrics to threads, the materials are of very high quality and are ordered from Europe. Natural fabrics are used in the manufacturing process.

All Numero Nuovo clothes are produced in limited quantities and are of the highest quality. The brand repeatedly participated in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, collaborated with such beautiful actresses as Daria Moroz, Renata Litvinova, Tatyana Arntgolts, Marina Alexandrova.