83 thousand euros will be allocated by the European Union to support Russian villages.

      The money is allocated under the project "Sparks of hope for the Russian villages." To participate in the competition 200 applications were submitted. As a result, grants will be received by 57 mini-projects, from Kaliningrad to the Altai. Of these, 15 - in the Kaliningrad region, 19 - in the Republic of Altai and the Altai region, 12 - in the Krasnodar region and 11 initiatives in the field of eco-tourism and crafts - in the Arkhangelsk region.