Nizhnekamsk on a map of Russia with streets and houses

The holiday is accompanied by various events held with the support of the city administration. Outstanding figures of the locality are awarded certificates and diplomas. A program with a patriotic theme is being prepared. Poems are read and songs of famous authors are sung.

On this day, folk art fairs are held, agricultural and household products are sold. Competitions are organized for children and older audiences and prizes are awarded. Creative groups demonstrate performances on the squares. Visitors to the event are treated to tea and baked goods. The culmination of the holiday is an evening concert of popular performers. At the end, the sky lights up with fireworks.

The official date of birth of the city is September 22, 1966. Recently, the celebration has been held on the Day of the Republic of Tatarstan. In 2022, Nizhnekamsk City Day is celebrated on August 30.

Where is Nizhnekamsk located?

Nizhnekamsk is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, the administrative center of the Nizhnekamsk region, forms the urban settlement of the city of Nizhnekamsk.
It is located in a bend of the Kama River, on the left bank, near the confluence of the Zay River and the Kama. The distance to the river port is 2 km. The approximate population of the city is 238 thousand people, the area of Nizhnekamsk is 116 square kilometers. The climate in Nizhnekamsk is temperate continental. The annual precipitation rate is 565 mm. Average annual air humidity is 72%. Nizhnekamsk is located in the same time zone as Moscow, the offset relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is +3.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Nizhnekamsk is presented in the form of a red French shield. In the center of the bas-relief, tanks are depicted on a blue background. Below them are three white seagulls above a running wave. The lower part is made in the form of a car tire. Above it there is a ribbon with inscriptions in Russian and Tatar with the name of the city: “TUBEN KAMA”, “NIZHNEKAMSK” and the republic “TATAR ASSR”. The tops of the branches crowning the emblem converge at the trowel with the date of foundation of the settlement - “1961”.

The artistic composition was adopted by the decision of the city Council of Workers' Deputies on November 13, 1975.

Nizhnekamsk Airport

Nizhnekamsk is home to the Begishevo international airport of federal significance. The distance from the city center is 27 km. Airport type: civil. Capacity is more than 400 people per hour.

The airport serves major Russian and international airlines: S7 Airlines, Aeroflot, Atlasglobal, Izhavia, Pobeda. Popular flight destinations: Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Antalya, Yekaterinburg. Annual passenger traffic is more than 700 thousand people.

“Nizhnekamsk should be the best - let Ilsur Raisovich not be offended!”

Ramil Mullin, the very next day after his confirmation in the new post, convened his first big press conference as the head of the city

“We must use all resources to retain young people.”

Ramil Mullin, the very next day after being confirmed in his new post, convened his first big press conference as the head of the city.
Within a month of working in Nizhnekamsk, the new city manager managed to decide on a work strategy, and he was eager to convey his ideas to local residents. “Today we are building executive power structures. This is the work of the council, the administration,” Mullin said about the current work. — It is very important to recruit a team of like-minded people so that we can jointly develop new ideas. The support of residents is important here. Therefore, we are now also thinking about what opportunities we have, interactive and social platforms.” When communicating with journalists, Mullin repeatedly emphasized that communication with the people is important to him. It was for this purpose that he created his own pages on social networks and personally began to visit problem areas in the city. “One of my main observations: in Nizhnekamsk there are very few people smiling and saying hello. People are kind of harsh,” he shared his impressions. - I'm trying to fix this. I smile and say hello to everyone. People probably think I'm some kind of crazy person. But recently they began to smile back at me and also say hello. You always have to start with yourself."

The manager, as during the district council, shared with others his strategy, which includes three main vectors of work. The first direction is the spiritual and moral component. In this vein, it is necessary to form the ideology of the residents of Nizhnekamsk: “We must determine the internal idea of the city, which will allow us to set tasks that we will solve, and thanks to this, we will know what Nizhnekamsk will be like in 20–30 years. Everything should be a discussion and residents should be involved in the process,” Mullin said.

The task, at first glance, seems very abstract. But this is precisely where the city manager once began his work in Muslyumovo, where mottos and even the “Muslyumovo Code” were developed for local schools. Here he decided to follow an already proven method: work on the ideological development of Nizhnekamsk should begin with kindergartens and schools.

The problem of the loss of the spiritual component is relevant for all modern youth, Mullin believes: “It is important to lay this down from school. And what is happening now is that there is a race for grades in the Unified State Examination, which has led a generation away from the educational process. Children have one desire - to pass exams. And in this situation, the individual is completely lost.”

Everyone should have the opportunity to express themselves in any field and find their own direction of development. The spiritual and moral education of children through environmental architecture is also important. To do this, Mullin is going to tidy up city and regional educational institutions so that they look beautiful. In the meantime, during the tour, he emphasized to himself that there are now a lot of incomprehensible structures and dilapidated greenhouses on the school grounds that need to be removed: “For 10 years, a child has been seeing broken glass next to the school or beauty. For example, in Muslyumovo we tried to turn every school and kindergarten area into a park - a place where it is clean, comfortable and beautiful. And when a child is surrounded by beauty, he has no desire to engage in vandalism.”

One of the main problems of the city is the outflow of young people, which is now about 90%. Young people leave to study in other cities and do not return. “We must use all resources to retain young people. By creating comfortable conditions for life, professional growth, and study, we can count on the territory becoming attractive for young people,” the head of the executive committee emphasized.

Ramil Mullin: “What we have today is very important to use in a creative way and raise our lives to a new level”

“Nizhnekamsk should be the center and capital of petrochemicals in Russia”

As the second and third directions of his strategy, Mullin, as a day ago, outlined the solution of current problems and the implementation of large projects. For example, such as the construction of sports facilities, cultural centers, exhibition complexes, which are not enough in the city. According to Mullin, on average in the Republic of Tatarstan the provision of sports facilities and facilities today is 68%, in Nizhnekamsk - 52%. He intends to involve industrialists and businessmen of the city in solving large-scale issues.

Mullin also did not ignore the topic of petrochemistry. In the future, according to the city manager’s plan, Nizhnekamsk should become the capital of petrochemicals in Russia: “The same exhibitions and large petrochemical forums should be held not in Kazan, but here. I have already discussed this issue with industrialists. Nizhnekamsk should be the center and capital of petrochemicals. There is no such capital in the country yet. Why shouldn’t Nizhnekamsk become one and organize large forums and symposiums?” — the head of the district wondered. It’s worth starting with at least the creation of museums of oil refining and petrochemicals, he believes.

Mullin noted that today chemistry is taking on a leading role: “If five years ago we were talking about engineering, now a new stage has arrived, the future lies with chemistry. Fortunately, in Nizhnekamsk this very chemistry is available. It is very important to use what we have today in a creative way and raise our lives to a new level.”

As for interaction with industrialists, Mullin said that he would like to get rid of the Sobolekovskaya highway between the city and the industrial zone. Of course, RIC is not going to dismantle and destroy roads, no. It was more about the mental closeness between the two sides: “The city and the industrial site are a single whole. Industry works for the benefit of the city and the country, and we must help. You can talk a lot about beautiful plans, but if you have nothing in your pocket..."

Mullin's big plans require considerable funds. Their search has already begun. Thus, the head of Nizhnekamsk said that he plans to make a proposal to Rustam Minnikhanov about allocating preferences to the city. The idea is that the income of industrialists for the next few years will go towards the development of Nizhnekamsk, which will help create conditions for residents and the future workforce: “So that part of the contributions that industrialists make today remains with us. I think there will be a dialogue. He is important and needed."

No less important from a strategic point of view, the dialogue with industrialists, as it turned out, is still ahead: “I visited Nizhnekamskneftekhim and TAIF, met the managers. As for SIBUR, I haven’t met with their representatives yet; they will be with us in December. I think we will find an opportunity to meet and discuss the prospects for the development of the city. We must make sure that enterprises do not develop to the detriment of Nizhnekamsk, and we should only be their assistants here.”

“Now we are doing what was done in Europe 30-40 years ago - luxurious races, expanding roads and avenues. We are building a city for cars. But it needs to be a city for people.”

“It’s a mystery to me why Nizhnekamsk is so dark”

“Today there are no unimportant tasks in the city,” Mullin told a BUSINESS Online correspondent in response to a question about priority plans. “If we focus on only one thing, then I’m afraid that I will forget about the second problem.” Therefore, we need to gain an understanding of what resources we have and what we can implement first. Taking aim at something we cannot do is wrong. We are working on prioritizing tasks. Today I can’t yet say what I will do first and what I will put off.”

However, it is known that Mullin has already taken up the challenge of solving the problem of public transport in the city. For Nizhnekamsk residents, this is one of the most painful issues: “Today, about 2.5 billion rubles are needed to create a new tram line, and about 500–700 million more for the purchase of buses. 300–400 million rubles a year for the maintenance of this transport system,” Mullin explained. — The same goes for the quality of roads. About 20–25 billion are needed to cover our roads with at least one layer, and this alone will not do. These are all large-scale tasks that we have identified. They can be solved, but time and money are needed.”

Landscaping issues became a separate topic of conversation. Mullin announced the development of a set of rules according to which courtyards will be arranged - these rules should define the requirements for each element.

“I recently attended the opening of a new house. The entire yard is covered with asphalt. Well, really couldn’t we make squares and plant a few trees? — the manager criticized the modern appearance of the city. — Or another example: we build roads everywhere, and then we always have speed bumps. I can't understand why. Now we are doing what was done in Europe 30-40 years ago - luxurious races, expanding roads and avenues. We are building a city for cars. But it needs to be a city for people. It is necessary to develop walking accessibility. Look at the same European roads: they are narrow, you can’t speed up there. When the road is 5 meters, then no speed bumps are needed. In Nizhnekamsk, every day I count the number of road signs on Shinnikov Avenue. I didn’t even count. There are about 200 characters. For what?"

Mullin also promised to tidy up the areas near the shopping center. First of all, the fight will begin with the stalls that are installed in parking lots. In the future, he wants to completely get rid of stalls and various kinds of booths along the central streets of the city.

One of the problems of today's Nizhnekamsk is insufficient lighting at night: “I asked the bosses who are responsible for this issue: “Why is it dark here?” 10-watt lamps are installed on the poles. But they are placed only to mark a pole so that people do not hit themselves. They don't bring light. I myself really like it when it’s light. In Muslyumovo we made double lighting: for roads and sidewalks. Nizhnekamsk pays 65 million a year for lighting, but the city is very dark. Our chemistry is bright.”

Talk about Muslyumovo inspired the local media so much that journalists asked for a press tour of the head’s home district. Mullin agreed, but emphasized that he was not going to work in the new place solely according to the old templates.

“Muslyumovo is not what we will strive for. Don’t think that Mullin decided to turn Nizhnekamsk into Muslyumovo. No! Nizhnekamsk should be the best. Even better than Kazan - don’t let Ilsur Raisovich be offended. Our city should become more convenient and comfortable. We must not even take Russian cities as guidelines for ourselves, but study international practices. Often projects do not require large funds, it is the same money. Just a different approach."

The meeting lasted more than two hours. Journalists were interested in the fate of the Stakheev estate, the construction of a new type of houses, asked to resolve the issue of long-term construction, and were also interested in how to change the culture of behavior of citizens, and many other questions that Mullin did not leave unanswered.

“It is very important in our work not to distance ourselves from people,” Mullin concluded the meeting. “Everyone should bring light into this world.” Let's make our lives better together. Everyone has certain capabilities and abilities. And if everyone lights a small candle, then we will have a bright, warm, soulful city.”

What is Nizhnekamsk famous for?

On Korabelnaya Street there is the Korabelnaya Grove. Pines grow here, which are depicted in the painting of the landscape painter I. Shishkin. From the grove, pine trees were delivered to the Kazan shipyard to create a fleet.
On the territory of the city there is Khimikov Avenue, the total length of which is 11 km. Khimikov Avenue is the main street in Nizhnekamsk. There are apple orchards, historical and cultural monuments of the country and the city.
The most popular place among tourists is the Holy Spring - a natural spring that is considered holy among people of the Orthodox and Islamic faith.
Nizhnekamsk Maidan is a square located in the vicinity of the city of Nizhnekamsk. Here the Bashkirs, Tatars and other peoples annually celebrate Sabantuy. During the celebration, folk songs are played and tournaments are held where participants demonstrate their agility, speed and strength.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Great Victory, a monument to the defenders of the Motherland was erected in the city. The memorial consists of an obelisk with a five-pointed star on top and steles. Recently, a multi-figure composition dedicated to home front workers with three figures was unveiled here: a woman, a child and an old man. The composition itself is cast from bronze.

History of the city of Nizhnekamsk - briefly

Nizhnekamsk is one of the youngest cities in Russia. This city was created almost at the same time as the city of Pripyat. These two cities were built as places of residence for employees of state-owned enterprises. This article will briefly discuss this young settlement.

Chronology of the foundation and construction of Nizhnekamsk.

The official founding date of this city is considered to be the beginning of 1965
.
To be more precise, in 1965
it was recognized as a city, and its construction began in 1961. And six years later Pripyat was founded.
At the peak of the 19th
century, the Stekheyev merchant brothers acquired a plot of land on the right bank of the Kama River, which at that time was called the Holy Key.
Although the city itself did not yet exist, the settlement of the Nizhnekamsk region occurred very quickly. This area has become a haven for people looking for work. People from all over the country and neighboring countries began to come here. Most of the people who arrived had previously lived in rural areas and did not have proper education. Due to the low level of education of the local population, there was a need to create educational institutions. By the beginning of the twentieth century, or more precisely in 1901
, the village of Holy Key was the most densely populated area in the area. In the same year, a population census was carried out, which identified about one thousand peasant houses in which more than two thousand people lived.

Construction of the city begins in 1961

year. This was a necessary measure to provide workers and construction workers with decent housing. In the same year, construction of the Petrochemical Plant began. The construction of the city proceeded at a frantic pace. The city was built all year round. After just five years of intensive construction, Nizhnekamsk officially received the title of city. It became a home for people working at a state-owned enterprise, which later received the name Nizhnekamsk Neftekhim.

After receiving city status, construction in no way began to slow down. Houses were erected one after another, one construction ended and another immediately began. Schools, hospitals, shops, kindergartens, parks and many other city infrastructures were quickly built. Initially, construction began on a large field, but a few years later the city began to be built right in the dense taiga. Because of this, there are many green areas left in the city, which in total occupy more than ten hectares of the area of the entire city. Among the cities of the Republic of Tatarstan, this is one of the greenest cities. This city refutes the theory that development takes a very long time. Although Nizhnekamsk is only fifty years old, it can easily become a competitor to a city that is several hundred years old.

Along with the city, industrial zones are also rapidly developing. Construction of the factories began in 1961

year, and six years later the plant produced its first products.
In 1967
, the USSR decided to build a plant that would provide Russia with high-quality tires. This plant was supposed to produce tires of all types, classes and sizes. The place for its construction was chosen very carefully and the choice fell on the city of Nizhnekamsk. Just seven years later, the plant was not only built, but also managed to produce more than one million high-quality tires.

In 1980, a decision was made to begin construction of a nuclear reactor in the industrial zone of Nizhnekamsk. Construction dragged on for many years. IN 1986

year there was an accident at the fourth power unit in Pripyat. After this, riots began in the city and most of the population left the city. As a result, construction was suspended, and after a couple of years it was curtailed. The unfinished reactor began to be used for other purposes.