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650 foreign visitors from 27 countries have visited St. Petersburg and Leningradsky region during the first weekend.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 26th of September has published the list of the border crossing points in St. Petersburg and Leningradsky region through which tourists can cross with a free E-Visa.

The exhibition is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Viktor Ageev, the prominent Russian artists in the field of pictural and monumental art. The collection includes over 80 works by the author.

The participants from Columbia, China and from Europe and Former Soviet Republics are now taking part in the International Youth Cinema Festival "Film for seven days". The event is held in the capital of Tatarstan — Kazan till the 7th of September.

Beginning from 1st of October 2019, the foreign tourists will be able to visit St. Petersburg and Leningradsky region with a free E-Visa. The respective presidential decree has been signed by Vladimir Putin.

The ballets "Creation of the World" and "Lysistrata" will be staged by the Classical Ballet Theatre to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Natalya Kasatkina. The whole season the theatre will dedicate to the jubilee of their artistic director.

The annual Festival of Cultures of the Countries in the Asian and Pacific Region (APR) will open on 5th of October in the Primorsky Region's Philharmonic. The goal of the project is the possibility to present the best artistic collectives of the Asia-Pacific Region.

The Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Maldives, Sergey Lavrov and Abdulla Shahid, have signed the mutual agreement on visa-free travel between the countries.

The foreign fans have started to arrive in Minsk. They have been granted Visa-free access to the country for the 2nd European Games 2019, which will be held in June.

Starting from 20th of May till 30th of May in the Perm region will take place one of the most vibrant musical events of 2019 — the International Diaghilev Festival.

The Russian government has signed a decree allowing visitors of UEFA Euro 2020 championship to enter Russia without a Visa. In order to travel to St. Petersburg fans would need to have a personalized FAN-ID.

Ekaterina Petelina, the head of Visa in Russia, has commented that considering the experience of other countries, where the service of cash withdrawal is already operating, they are sure that this new service will increase the trust of Russians to the non-cash operations.

The writing talent of the Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol is recognized globally. To commemorate the anniversary of his birthday the libraries of Moscow have prepared a large cycle of events: movie evenings, lectures, exhibitions, workshops, and performances.

The main works on the new section of the Kalinisko-Solntsevskoi metro line from the station "Rasskazovka" to the Vnukovo airport will be completed within three to four years.

This decision has been made already in 2017th in the Chinese city Chengdu. The St. Petersburg has been selected as the most considerable city to be the host of the XXIII session of the UNWTO General Assembly.

During the New Year holidays, across the whole country, the museums have been visited by 860 000 people. The highest amount during these days has been hosted by the Moscow Kremlin Museum and Tretyakov Gallery (about 85 000 people), the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve (61 000), the State Historical Museum (47 000), and the State Hermitage Museum (45 000).

Our team wishes you a Happy New Year! Thank you for working with us in 2018, and we hope for stronger cooperation and faster procedures for you in the future. We wish that the upcoming year would bring you brighter possibilities and new travels.

The Chinese government and the Federal Tourism Agency has agreed to organize a Visa-free travel to Kamchatka for Chinese tourists. The sides are confident that such an initiative will boost the tourism flow to the Kamchatka Peninsula.

It is highly probable that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, during his meeting with the colleague Li Keqiang, will discuss the possibility of the Visa-free regime for scholars and students between two countries.

Sergey Sobyanin has supported the idea of The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade to simplify the Visa formalities for foreign tourists.