Russia produces 450 kg of waste per person per year. Only 7% of them are recycled, more than 90% are stored in landfills. Moreover, the number of unauthorized landfills is several times higher than the number of official landfills. The authorities are fighting unauthorized landfills, but this increases the load on landfills. If nothing changes, the capacity of landfills will be exhausted already next year in 17 regions.

The worst regions in terms of quality of life in 2019 were Tuva, Karachay-Cherkessia and the Jewish Autonomous Region.

The sanctuary of the Paleolithic era near Bryansk was included in the top 10 archaeological discoveries of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Museums and the airport of St. Petersburg will create a special infrastructure for people with autism.

The “Circle of Light” Moscow International Festival will be held from September 21 to 25 this year at seven venues. For the first time light show will be displayed in Kolomenskoye and Pobedy Park.

The International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 will open on July 18, 2017 in Zhukovsky, at the airfield of the Gromov Flight Research Institute.

In the mid-1990s when the paint and tip-caps were hard to get, the first Moscow graffiti artists used shoe polish and filled the markers with brilliant green. Now Moscow has several operating graffiti stores selling aerosol cans of hundreds of colors and shades. Each year the capital hosts large-scale graffiti festivals covering both the town centre and the remote residential areas.

The participants of the online voting supported the installation of the monument to the Prince Vladimir on Borovitskaya Square in Moscow.

Dynamics of tourist traffic in the Republic of Karelia in May and June of this year has demonstrated significant growth contrary to the fears of the tour operators.

“Sokolniki” Park is actively preparing for the new summer season, which officially starts on May 1. The visitors of the park will be able to enjoy the variety of types of entertainment, including a series of new ones, without analogues in other Moscow parks.

New street signs that appeared on buildings in the centre of Moscow caused bewilderment of the city residents. Strange transliteration (writing names in Latin characters) stroke the eye. A lot of photos with the central streets of Moscow and funny translations of the city signs were added to the albums in social networks.

The Horse Fair in the village of Novotyryshkino in Smolensk District has celebrated its 200th anniversary. The traditions of one of the oldest fairs of the Altai Krai were revived five years ago on “Siberian Farmstead”. Just like at the beginning of XIX century, these days this place gathers not only horsemen and breeders, but also artisans ready to offer customers everything from souvenirs with exquisite paintings on stone to forging and handmade harnesses.

Symbols of Vyatka have been chosen by public voting.

The real estate market experts noted a significant increase in the number of apartment purchases on the background of an unstable economic and political situation in the beginning of the year. Many citizens decided that investing funds in real estate purchase is much more reliable than putting them to deposits. Find here what housing one can buy near Moscow, up to 20 km from Moscow Ring Road, having a certain budget.

About three hundred people took part in the military-historical reconstruction of the battles of April - May 1942 in the area of the Red Army breakthrough in Novgorod oblast on Sunday.

The ranking is based on responses to inquiries about the state of cycling infrastructure at the moment and plans for its development, sent to the administrations of 15 Russian cities. According to the rating, Moscow (146 km), followed by Ufa (28 km) and St. Petersburg (24 km) is leading with a huge advantage in total mileage of actual bike paths in Russia.

The Kingdom of Far Far Away, the Castle of Koshchey and Honeymooners' Park are planned to be built within the Park of Russian Fairy Tales. According to the project, the park will be divided into three zones: Area of Good (Far Far Away Kingdom), Midworld and the Area of Evil (Kingdom of Koshchey).

The Russian Arctic was tidied up. The employees of the “Russian Arctic” National Park summarized the work for 2013.

In 2014 the prize money of traditional Kamchatka Dog Sled Race Beringia is 6,000,000 rubles. The winner will get half of that amount, second and third prize winners two and one million rubles, respectively.