Nicknames of Russian cities: from affectionate and funny to absurd and offensive

If everything is clear with Ekat and Vladik, then where Apaches live in Russia, and where are Glasgow, Cairo, two Detroit, Barneo (that's right, through “a”) and Monchester (that's right, through “o”), it's interesting to know. Without further ado, let's go!

1. Aleksandrov — Alex, Capital of the 101st km
2. Apatity — Hepatity, Apache
3. Arkhangelsk — Arkhara
4. Barnaul — Barneapol, Barneo
5. Belgorod — White City
6. Blagoveshchensk — Blaga
7. Vesyegonsk — Saigon
8. Vladivostok – Vladik, Vlad, City B, Haishenwei (Chinese name)
9. Vladikavkaz – Vladik, Ordzho (from the old name Ordzhonikidze)

Murmansk – Murik, Vyshny Volochek – Bastard, and Rybinsk – Fish or Fishburg.

11. Voronezh — Capital of the Chernozem Region, VRN
12. Vyshny Volochek — Svolochek, Venice of Tver
13. Glazov — Glasgow, Glazkar (from the Udmurt name)
14. Dzerzhinsk — Dust (due to poor ecology and abundance of chemical plants)
15. Dimitrovgrad – DD, 2D, D-grad, Dim-grad
16. Yekaterinburg – Ekat, Ekb, E-burg, Yoburg, Kater, Katyukha, Sverdlovsk (because the capital of the Sverdlovsk region), the Capital of the Urals, Yeltsinburg ( Yes, I was born here, if you didn’t know), Chaifetown (the birthplace of the Chaif ​​group), Window to Asia
17. Zelenograd — Zelik, Zelek, Zelen, Greentown, Grincity
18. Ivanovo — City of Brides, Textile Capital, Calico Region, Russian Manchester (before the 1917 revolution), Red Manchester (after the revolution), Ubahobo (from the English transliteration UBAHOBO)
19. Izhevsk — Izhik, Izhopsk (disparagingly)
20. Ilyinogorsk — Svinogorsk, Pigsburg, Svingorod (all names come from the pig complex located in the city)

Difficult game: name correctly the inhabitants of 10 Russian cities

21. Irkutsk — IRK, Capital of the Angara region, Babruisk (because the babr is on the coat of arms)

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22. Kayerkan — Cairo
23. Kaliningrad — Koenig, Kenik, Kalik, California (according to local rapper Babangida)
24. Kaluga — Russian Detroit (because there are 3 car factories in the city)
25. Kemerovo — Cameroon
26. Kirov — Vyatka (from the former name)
27. Krasnodar — Krasny, Krasik , Yekaterinodar (pre-revolutionary name), Sobachkina wilderness (Mayakovsky: “This is not a dog wilderness, but a dog’s capital”)
28. Krasnoyarsk – Krasny, Krasny, Krai, Kyrsk, Krasny Yar, Yarsk (from the proverb “Krasnoyarsk Yara's heart”)
29. Magnitogorsk — Magnitka
30. Moscow – Golden-domed, Third Rome, City on seven hills, Nerezinovaya, Msk, Maaskva (a parody of the Maask dialect), Default City (because on many sites where you have to choose a city, Moscow is “by default”)
31. Monchegorsk — Moncha, Monchester (through “o”)
32. Murmansk — Murik, Capital of the Arctic Region
33. Nizhnevartovsk — Nizhik, Vartovsk
34. Nizhny Novgorod — Nizhny , NN, NiNo, Gorky

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51. Smolensk — Smola
52. Sochi — Summer Capital of Russia
53. Tolyatti — Detroit (automotive center), Totti
54. Tula — Arms Capital of Russia, Gingerbread Capital of Russia
55. Khabarovsk — Khabara , Khabik, City X, City Xa
56. Tchaikovsky — Chicago
57. Cheboksary — Cheby
58. Chelyabinsk — Chelyaba, Chicago, Tankograd (one of the centers of tank building), City Che
59. Cherepovets — Skull
60. Yaroslavl — Yarik

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