The Kolka Glacier in North Ossetia is exhibiting abnormal growth, moving contrary to the general trend of glacial retreat across the Caucasus. While regional glaciers lose an average of 1.8% of their area annually, the Kolka has already recovered 40%...

Tourists visiting Saint Petersburg are increasingly bypassing traditional hotels in favor of short-term apartment rentals. During the peak season from May to September, demand for this format rose by 3% compared to last year, with apartments now acco...

The resort town of Saki is set to receive a five-star hotel complex with 1,020 rooms, designed for year-round operation under an "ultra all-inclusive" system. The project, valued at 29.4 billion rubles, is financed largely through a 23.5 billion rubl...

A new road bridge over the Tumannaya River has opened in southern Primorye, creating a direct link between the Khasan border crossing and the Ussuri federal highway. This highway is a segment of the broader West-East corridor, and the bridge opening ...

Novosibirsk is shifting its approach to African partnerships, moving away from ceremonial visits toward a structured system of educational and administrative exchange. During the Technoprom forum, the region expanded its direct ties by signing a coop...

The Amur region has seen a surge in visitors, recording 209,700 tourists in the first half of the year. This represents a 96% increase compared to the same period last year, far outpacing the average annual growth of 17% seen in 2024 and 2025. The gr...

Russia has achieved 80% localization in the production of oil and gas equipment, with the government aiming to reach 90% by 2030. Anton Alikhanov, the Minister of Industry and Trade, identified Gazprom Neft as the primary driver of this progress at t...

The number of ATMs in Russia has dropped to a 15-year low. Since 2014, the total count of devices fell from 235,500 to 138,000 by the start of 2026. The decline is driven by a shift toward cashless payments, including the Faster Payments System (FPS)...

Construction has begun on the Nayba deep-water cargo terminal in North-Eastern Yakutia. The project has moved from planning to execution, with heavy machinery arriving on-site to conduct engineering surveys. Taymyr Invest is serving as both the inves...

Rising gasoline and diesel prices will add 0.6–0.7 percentage points to Russia's persistent inflation, according to Andrey Gangan, Director of the Bank of Russia's Monetary Policy Department. The regulator previously estimated the total contributio...

The economy of Russia's Far East and Arctic is shifting from raw resource extraction toward autonomous technology and the establishment of integrated production chains. Total investment in the region has reached 6.8 trillion rubles, supporting the cr...

The Tatarstan Republic, which is widely known for its capital city of Kazan, has become one of Russia's primary hubs for information technology, ranking among the top five regions by the total number of IT companies and second in terms of growth rate...

Russia is expanding the infrastructure of its Far East ports to handle an additional 63 million tons of cargo by 2030. The region currently operates 21 ports with a total capacity of 413 million tons. The expansion focuses heavily on the Primorsky Te...

The Upper Volga River in Tver region (Central Russia) is experiencing a fundamental shift in its hydrological cycle. Spring floods are weakening, and water levels are dropping to the point where sections of the river near Rzhev have become shallow en...

The Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok concluded with the signing of 328 agreements valued at over 6.8 trillion rubles. The bulk of these deals targets the expansion of industrial infrastructure and the creation of new transport links across the R...

Yakutsk Airport is shifting its operational focus toward East Asia with the introduction of a winter flight schedule effective October 25, 2026. The most significant change is the launch of direct flights to Beijing, a move that alters the region's t...

A monastic community in the remote village of Kherson, located in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border, has shifted its economic model to survive geographical isolation. Facing a lack of local parishioners and a non-existent church shop, th...

Farmers in the Novgorod region are harvesting potato mini-tubers grown using meristem technology, a specialized method used to produce virus-free seed material. This year, production reached 707,000 units, surpassing previous figures. These tubers wi...

The Russian government has approved a new development strategy for the Far East through 2030, with projections extending to 2036. The plan aims to pivot the macro-region away from its role as a raw materials supplier, repositioning it as a technologi...

The Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ) has transitioned to the serial production of the MC-21 medium-haul airliner. Currently, 18 aircraft are in various stages of assembly, with four nearly ready for flight. The plant aims to scale production to 36 aircra...