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City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod

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The City Duma is the representative body of the municipality of the city district of Nizhny Novgorod, endowed with its own powers to resolve issues of local importance.

History

2025: Ex-Chairman of the City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod sentenced to 6 years in prison for fraud with the purchase of medical equipment

On December 4, 2025, the ex-chairman of the City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod and the ex-general director of the Arzamas Instrument-Making Plant (APZ JSC) Oleg Lavrichev was accused of embezzlement and fraud. He received a sentence of 6 years in prison with serving in a general regime correctional colony and a fine of 1.8 million rubles. Read more here.

2024: Chairman arrested in medical equipment procurement embezzlement case

At the end of April 2024, the head of the city council of Nizhny Novgorod, Oleg Lavrichev, was arrested for two months on charges of embezzlement and money laundering during the purchase of medical equipment. Read more here.