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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko welcomed participants of the strategic session on the development of the Golden Ring tourist route. The event took place at the Government Coordination Center.
It was attended by the Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, the Minister of Transport Andrei Nikitin, the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation Valery Sidorenko, the First Deputy Minister of Education Aleksandr Bugayev, the State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Sport Aleksandr Nikitin, the Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Vakhrukov, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Maxim Korolkov, the head of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov, the Governor of the Yaroslavl Region Mikhail Evraev, the Governor of the Kostroma Region Sergei Sitnikov, the Governor of the Ivanovo Region Stanislav Voskresensky, the Governor of the Vladimir Region Aleksandr Avdeev, the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin, the Acting Governor of the Tver Region Vitaly Korolev, the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Mayor and Government of Moscow, the Chairman of the Moscow City Tourism Committee Yevgeny Kozlov, the Metropolitan of Pskov and Porkhov, the Chairman of the Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church for the Development of Pilgrimage and the Bringing of Relics Matthew, representatives of other regions and interested parties. organizations.
"The Golden Ring is one of the most recognizable brands in our country, and perhaps even in the world. Next year, its 60th anniversary will be celebrated in a big way. I welcome all the regional leaders who are part of the 'Brotherhood of the Ring,' and I look forward to their effective work. This year is special for us. It's symbolic that the strategy session is taking place during the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia, declared by President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, and the Day of Crimea's Reunification with Russia," said Dmitry Chernyshenko.
He added that the entire year 2027 will be dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Golden Ring, and participants in the strategic session will discuss how to celebrate it most effectively.
The Deputy Prime Minister announced that the Golden Ring brand is officially registered by the Ministry of Economic Development and its copyright holder is the Russian government. However, it also belongs to the entire country and serves as a certain seal of quality. This imposes a number of obligations regarding responsible use. In the future, the brand will be used on souvenirs, signs, decorations, and much more.
"According to Rosstat, the Golden Ring routes already attract over 27 million tourists annually. I believe if we look at the SberIndex, it represents more than a third of all tourists in our country. Therefore, dear colleagues, you bear enormous responsibility for contributing to the national goal set by the President in the 'Tourism and Hospitality' national project – 140 million trips per year," noted Dmitry Chernyshenko.
According to him, to increase tourist flow to the cities of the Golden Ring, it is necessary to ensure the development of all types of tourism, including patriotic, educational, historical, and gastronomic tourism, as well as various modes of transportation: cars, rail, air, and river cruises.
The Deputy Prime Minister called on the participants to work as one team and at the same time welcome healthy competition.
Dmitry Chernyshenko noted the importance of attracting extra-budgetary investments aimed at modernizing routes and improving infrastructure.
"All of this will need to be planned, just as we plan for the restoration and renovation of cultural heritage sites. We must do this consciously and evenly, focusing our efforts on those sites that we need most. I am confident that the Golden Ring will become the gold standard for tourism in all its forms, a benchmark for our other regions," he added.
At the strategic session, a cooperation agreement on the development of the Golden Ring national tourist route was signed between the city of Moscow, the Moscow region, the Vladimir region, the Ivanovo region, the Yaroslavl region, the Kostroma region, the Tver region, the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the Center for Strategic Research Foundation, and the Russian Orthodox Church Commission for the Development of Pilgrimage and the Return of Relics. The agreement was signed to develop the Golden Ring national tourist route, associated satellite routes, tourism products and services, and to promote domestic and inbound tourism in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The document was signed on the national instant messenger Max.
Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova spoke about the central event of the anniversary program – an exhibition project with the working title "60 Masterpieces of the Golden Ring." The most recognizable symbols of Russian culture from leading museums along the route will be brought together in one place, presenting the collection as a unified national treasure.
According to the minister, the creation of thematic cross-museum routes will also be an effective tool for developing a unified museum space. These will unite exhibitions, monuments, and cultural practices from different cities around common historical themes.
"Returning to the route, tourists will rediscover it through architecture, literature, crafts, or landscape gardening," added Olga Lyubimova.
More than 90% of tourists travel through the cities along the route by train or by car.
"The majority of satellite routes are automobile tourist routes. There are currently 25 of them. The length of roads included in the routes is approximately 8,000 km, with over 500 road service facilities located nearby, including 70 multi-functional zones, 270 food outlets, and over 200 accommodations. No other metropolitan area in the country offers such a level of service provision. The regions have developed a good foundation for intraregional routes. We believe we need to go further and, as part of the development of the Golden Ring route, move on to developing interregional automobile routes. A number of regions already have this experience," noted Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Vakhrukov.
The expansion of highways will help make travel between regions more accessible and attractive. Several major projects are currently underway, primarily on the M-8 Kholmogory highway.
Dmitry Vakhrukov also proposed exploring the possibility of creating interregional tourist hubs based on the existing airports of Golden Ring cities.
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