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Festive white stickers have appeared at stations across 11 lines of the Moscow metro. Using arrows, they provide directions to cultural institutions hosting New Year's performances, including theaters, circuses, concert halls, and other venues.

"In anticipation of the New Year, we placed over 200 visual signs at metro stations to help people find their way to the festive events. The signs will remain there until the end of January. We continue to develop our event navigation efforts. For example, last year we installed temporary signs directing people to the venues of the "Territory of the Future. Moscow 2030" and "Science 0" festivals.

on behalf of "We are constantly improving the navigation system in public transport under Sergei Sobyanin's direction," said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry. Maxim Liksutov.

To attract passengers' attention, the visuals include a decorated Christmas tree icon and an image of a string of electric lights. All temporary stickers are separate from the main transit navigation, located on station walls and columns. These materials also inform passengers about the most convenient routes within a given station.

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Moscow is actively building and opening new metro lines and stations. Sergei Sobyanin on my blog summed up the work and announced plans for the future.

"The New Year holidays are just days away, time to take stock of 2025 and make plans for 2026. I'll start with the metro, where many important developments have taken place," the Moscow Mayor wrote.

Trinity Line

In September, construction of the first stage of the Troitskaya Line, a 27-kilometer line with 11 stations and five transfer hubs, was completed. Commuting has become more convenient for hundreds of thousands of Muscovites living in the southwest and the New Moscow.

At the same time, the city began the second phase of construction on the Troitskaya Line. Its southern section will include six stations: Sosenki, Rakitki, Desna, Kedrovaya, Vatutinki, and Troitsk.

When the 43-kilometer Emerald Line is fully operational in 2029, it will make transportation more accessible to nearly two million people.

Rublevo-Arkhangelskaya line

Construction of the new Rublevo-Arkhangelskaya metro line is in its active phase. Service is planned to open next year from Delovoy Tsentr station to Bulvar Generala Karbysheva.

The first 8.7-kilometer launch section will include five stations: Delovoy Tsentr, Shelepikha, Zvenigorodskaya, Narodnoye Opolchenie, and Bulvar Generala Karbysheva.

"The Delovoy Tsentr and Shelepikha stations previously operated on the Big Circle Line. To integrate them into the new radius, the tunnels were widened from six to 10 meters and a connection was made with the new section. Due to difficult geological conditions, a portion of the route from Zvenigorodskaya (approximately 350 meters) was dug using the Sofia shield, and the metro builders dug almost the same distance using small tunnel boring machines, hand-held drills, and other low-mechanization equipment," noted Sergei Sobyanin.

Five more stations on the graphite metro line—Serebryany Bor, Strogino, Lipovaya Roshcha, Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye, and Ilyinskaya—will open in 2027.

Including the planned Krasnogorsk and Izumrudnye Kholmy stations, the Rublevo-Arkhangelskaya metro line will stretch nearly 28 kilometers—from Moscow-City to Krasnogorsk in the Moscow region. This line will feature 12 stations.

Construction of the enclosing structure for the excavation pit of the future Vatutinki metro station has begun.Construction workers have completed excavation work for the ZIL station on the Biryulevskaya metro line.

Biryulevskaya line

A significant event of the past summer was the start of construction of the Biryulevskaya metro line.

The first section will include four stations. Construction is currently underway on the ZIL, Ostrov Mechty, and Klenovy Bulvar stations. Work on Kuryanovo will begin soon. These stations will welcome their first passengers in 2028.

In another year, the Moskvorechye, Luganskaya, Kaspiyskaya, Lipetskaya, Lebedyanskaya, and Biryulevo stations on the new metro line will open. Construction will begin soon.

The metro will reach the Biryulyovo Zapadnoye and Biryulyovo Vostochnoye districts for the first time, making transportation more accessible for hundreds of thousands of Muscovites. The Biryulyovskaya Line will stretch 22.2 kilometers and have 10 stations.

Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line and new stations

The Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya metro line extension began this summer. The opening of the Golyanovo station is scheduled for 2028.

In 2030, two new stations will appear on the Moscow metro map on existing lines: Yuzhny Port (on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line) and Dostoyevskaya (on the Circle Line).

Construction of Dostoyevskaya, the first new station on the Circle Line in over 70 years, is in its active phase: it is 40 percent complete. The station's opening will improve transport accessibility to three central Moscow districts—Meshchansky, Tverskoy, and Maryina Roshcha.

The Yuzhny Port station is at the design stage.

Construction of an electric depot

To service the new metro trains, two depots, Stolbovo and Yuzhnoye, were opened in 2025.

Stolbovo, the first electric depot in the Troitsky and Novomoskovsky administrative districts, serves the Troitskaya line and will later switch to the Sokolnicheskaya line.

The Yuzhnoye depot, intended for the Zamoskvoretskaya line, together with the previously commissioned Brateevo depot, formed the largest complex in the country for the maintenance and repair of carriages.

In the coming years, they plan to build three more electric depots: Ilyinskoye (in 2027 for the Rublevo-Arkhangelskaya line), as well as Troitskoye and Biryulevskoye, the opening of which is scheduled for 2029.

Improvement of adjacent territories

Along with the construction of transport infrastructure in the capital, areas adjacent to stations are being improved. For example, this year, work was carried out near four new stations on the Troitskaya metro line.

A section of the park between the Rasskazovka and Pykhtino stations on the Solntsevskaya Line has been landscaped. Around 150 trees and over 1,300 shrubs have been planted, over five thousand square meters of lawn have been laid, pedestrian paths have been laid, and new hardscape features have been installed.

"In short, we are continuing active metro construction," the Moscow Mayor concluded.

The Stolbovo depot was connected to the power grid.More than 2.6 kilometers of metro tunnels have been laid under Moscow's rivers since 2011.Sobyanin: Construction has begun on a tunnel from Dream Island to Klenovy Boulevard.

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The schedule for gas equipment inspections in residential buildings in 2026 has been published in the capital. This was announced by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing, Utilities, and Public Works. Petr Biryukov.

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urban economy complex "We conduct scheduled maintenance of gasified residential buildings annually, and a schedule of relevant activities for next year has already been published. During inspections, special attention is paid to the condition of in-building gas lines and gas appliances in apartments. Minor problems are corrected on the spot; if serious issues are detected, gas workers eliminate safety risks and provide recommendations for future operation and repairs," said Pyotr Biryukov.

Since November of this year, Mosgaz JSC's specialists have been using cutting-edge software. It enables the recording and processing of violations in real time. Now, when servicing a home or apartment, all data is entered into a special tablet. This includes any violations identified, photos, and the subscriber's signature on the completed briefing.

Today, approximately 1.8 million families in the capital use gas stoves. To ensure their safe operation, timely inspections are essential. Responsibility for the proper maintenance and replacement of gas equipment lies with the owner or tenant of the residential property.

The average lifespan of a gas stove is 10–12 years. After this, gas valves wear out, burner diffusers become deformed, and oven insulation becomes compromised. Maintaining the safe operation of such appliances is impossible; replacement is necessary. A gas stove must be equipped with a gas control system, which stops the flow of natural gas if the burner flame goes out.

Information about the dates and times of gas equipment inspections is posted on information boards installed in building entrances and courtyards. You can also check the information through a special online service atcompany website or inTelegram bot.

More than 1.6 million gas stoves have been inspected in Moscow since the beginning of the year.

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From January 5 to 11, the Moscow Transport Museum will host theatrical performances, master classes, and tours. These will take place in Pavilion No. 26 at VDNKh and at the Southern River Terminal.

"In January, city residents will be able to visit festive family lounges prepared by the Moscow Transport Museum in Pavilion No. 26 at VDNKh. Adults will be treated to a tour of the 'You Look Your Best!' exhibition, while young visitors will enjoy creative workshops, performances, and quizzes. We continue to create opportunities for shared family leisure and participate in the capital's cultural life, as instructed by Sergei Sobyanin," emphasized Moscow Deputy Mayor for Transport and Industry.

Maxim Liksutov.

At the Moscow Transport Museum pavilion at VDNKh, meetings will be held in a family-friendly format. Adults can take a tour of the "You Look Your Best!" exhibition and learn about the history of Russian transport design over the past 100 years. They will also be able to see the "Collectors' Club" exhibition, while children can participate in master classes and watch a theatrical performance.

On January 5 at 3:00 pm in the family living room, the artists of the puppet theater "Learned Bear" will show Christmas performance, and will also explain how shadow theater works.

On January 7 at 3:00 pm children will see the performance On the Road to the Snow Queenbased on the popular fairy tale, and then they will create their own puppets for a paper theater.

On January 11 at 2:00 PM, guests will gather in the creative lounge. "Urbanistic"Participants will imagine what the city of the future might look like and explore the museum's new publication—a children's book about the history of the capital's electric bus.

A free creative workshop will be held at the Southern River Terminal on January 10 at 12:00 p.m. New Year's cardChildren will create holiday cards and visit the interactive exhibition "Where Do Such Questions Come From and Where Do They Go?", which features the most unexpected and interesting children's questions about public transportation.

"It's with great joy that we're opening our New Year's lounges for the second time. Seeing families come together within our walls for creative activities, performances, and discoveries is the best gift for us. We strive to make the Moscow Transport Museum a place where grandparents, parents, and children can spend time together, putting aside all their busy schedules," added Oksana Bondarenko, Director of the Moscow Transport Museum.

A detailed program and schedule are published on the website of the Moscow Transport Museum in the section For children.

Moscow Transport MuseumThe Museum is an open urban space and a vibrant research center that answers the important question: what drives the capital? The museum's collection includes over 250 passenger cars, trucks, taxis, buses, trolleybuses, city service vehicles, as well as bicycles and motorcycles. Exhibits from the museum's collection can be seen in exhibitions and simply encountered around the city.

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Since the beginning of 2025, 483 objects of significant architectural, memorial, and historical value have been included in the Unified State Register of Cultural Heritage Sites.

Among them are the Ploshchad Revolyutsii metro station (the ground-level vestibules and platform hall with all the sculptural compositions have received protected status), the Kuntsevo station building of the Moscow-Brest Railway, built in 1899, the recently restored Art Nouveau mansion – the residential building of E.D. Lomakina, the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Unexpected Joy” in Maryina Roshcha, the ensemble of the Moscow Higher Women's Courses in Khamovniki, and other famous sites.

The Unified State Register of Cultural Heritage Sites is constantly being updated. Since July 1, this work has been carried out in accordance with the simplified procedure adopted in the capital, which allows for the inclusion of previously identified sites in the register based on previously collected data, significantly speeding up and simplifying the process.

Work on placing objects under state protection will continue next year, and the most valuable objects will be included in the register.

The current list of cultural heritage sites is posted onMoscow Government's open data portal, includes more than seven thousand objects (including archaeological objects), is constantly updated and brought into compliance with the Unified State Register of Cultural Heritage Objects.

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The "My Sports District" Spartakiad has concluded in the capital. The competition, held for the third time, brought together 15,000 people aged 10 to 60. They competed in eight sports: track and field, mini-football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, checkers, chess, and swimming.

"The diversity of the Spartakiad's stages allows athletes to demonstrate their skills in both team and intellectual sports. Many participants came to the competition with their families, children, and friends, as the Spartakiad unites and engages all generations in sport," said Vladimir Umansky, All-Russian sports judge and chief judge of the chess competition at the "My Sports District" Spartakiad.

The competition consisted of two stages: district (qualifying) and city (final). The winners of the qualifying stages, held in 10 districts of the capital, competed in the finals. Both individual athletes and teams were able to test their skills in the competition.

Preparations for the Spartakiad were carried out, among other things, within the framework of the project My Sports DistrictThroughout the year, city residents attended free training sessions to showcase their success in competitions.

The next "My Sports District" Spartakiad will take place in 2026.

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Special Military Operation (SVO) veterans who were treated in Moscow hospitals and their families were given guided tours of Moscow and the surrounding region, with professional guides showing them the main historical landmarks. From September 2024 to December 2025, a total of 60 tours were conducted for 1,131 people.

The SVO veterans and their families visited churches in Moscow and the surrounding region, attended a concert in the village of Fyodor Konyukhov in the Tula region, and took part in sightseeing bus tours of the capital and boat rides on the Moscow River.

The program also included trips to the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery in Rozhdestvenka and the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Theotokos in Yasenevo, the Intercession Khotkov Monastery in the village of Khotkovo, the Nikolo-Berlyukovsky Monastery in the village of Avdotyino, the Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery in Semenovskoye, and others.

In addition, the service members and their families visited the "Pride Land" lion park in Klin, visited the Pokrovsky Stavropegic Convent, where the relics of Saint Matrona of Moscow are kept, and toured the main cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces in Patriot Park.

This free educational project was created to organize and conduct excursions and trips for veterans of the Soviet Military District undergoing treatment and rehabilitation in Moscow hospitals, and their families.

The project is being implemented by Mosturism in collaboration with the Central Clinical Hospital of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Branch No. 2 of the Central Military Clinical Hospital named after A.A. Vishnevsky, the state fund for the support of participants in the special military operation "Defenders of the Fatherland" and its regional branches.

There are about 500 excursions in Moscow every day. Tourism Committee Provides comprehensive support to the city's excursion community. Tour guides and guide-interpreters are certified in a convenient online format, and industry representatives are also invited to tour unique city attractions that are closed to the general public. Guides are instrumental in forming tourists' first impressions of the capital. To promote the profession, the "Show Moscow!" competition is being held.

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In 2025, the city provided comfortable apartments to approximately 900 orphans who had reached adulthood. This was reported by Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development.

"We focus on comprehensive support for children left without parental care. Our assistance system covers all stages of a child's life, taking into account their upbringing and health conditions. A key element of this support is supporting children during their transition to independent living. This is the responsibility of specialists from post-orphanage foster care services: they help them apply for benefits, manage their budget, choose a career, enroll in college or university, and overcome personal psychological difficulties. And when a young person turns 18—regardless of whether they grew up in a foster family or in a center for orphans—everyone recognized as needing housing can count on receiving their own home. In 2025, approximately 900 young men and women received the keys to their own comfortable apartments," noted Anastasia Rakova.

A special commission determines eligibility for housing. An apartment is provided if the ward does not have their own living space or cannot live there for certain reasons.

"The city annually provides apartments to orphans and children left without parental care, for whom the housing commission has issued positive decisions. This work is carried out according to plan. In collaboration with the capital's Department of Labor and Social Protection, we ensured that the contract is signed and keys are handed over during a single appointment at a convenient time. Electronic communication between executive authorities in this process has reduced the cycle from apartment viewing to contract signing by 42 percent," she said.

Ekaterina Solovieva, Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the capital's Department of City Property.

On the portal “My New Family” in the section My Home Detailed information on the terms of real estate provision has been published, along with a list of documents required for review. All apartments provided to orphans and children left without parental care upon reaching the age of 18 have been renovated. After five years, the housing can be re-registered under a social tenancy agreement and subsequently privatized.

The transition to independent living is an important milestone for every young person. To ensure this transition is as comfortable as possible, Moscow has created a dedicated support system. Today, over 20 post-care home foster care services operate in the capital. Specialists advise graduates on applying for benefits and payments, explain how to budget wisely and settle into a new apartment, and help them choose a career and an educational institution. Employment is a particular focus: young people are supported not only during their job search but also as they adapt to their new environment. If graduates have complex issues, lawyers and psychologists are available to assist, if necessary.

During the adaptation phase to independent living, a wide range of support measures are available for young men and women. These can be found on a dedicated service. A Guide to Adulthood on the portal "My New Family".

You can learn more about the work of the capital's guardianship and trusteeship authorities and the life of family education support centers on the portal My New FamilyFuture and current adoptive parents, graduates of orphanage centers and foster families, and anyone interested in helping children without parental care will find useful information there.

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In 2025, Moscow modernized its service for obtaining certificates required for state social stipends. Thanks to the introduction of electronic document management, all students can now obtain results quickly and easily using the service on the portal. mos.ru portal.

Previously, when students applied online, city colleges obtained student information independently, while students at federal colleges and universities had to obtain a certificate in person at My Documents centers. Since October 2025, students can obtain a completed digital document, certified with an electronic signature, through their personal account on the mos.ru portal. This optimization has eliminated unnecessary visits to My Documents centers and reduced the service delivery time. In 2025, more than 30,000 applications were received.

"71 percent of all applicants are students under 20 years old, the rest are aged 21–24. Now students can obtain the documents required for a social scholarship without interrupting their studies, from anywhere in the city or country. The complete transition of the service to an electronic format is our response to the needs of young people. Obtaining documents has become more convenient and faster," she noted.

Elena Shinkaruk, Chairman of the Committee for State Services of the City of Moscow.

Students aged 14 and older who are studying full-time at universities, colleges, technical schools, and vocational schools can apply for a certificate for social assistance. This service is provided by the Moscow Social Treasury. To obtain the document, the student must have already received social benefits, targeted social assistance, or subsidies in the capital in the previous year.

In the capital Department of Information Technology added that to obtain a digital certificate you need to have a standard or full one account on the mos.ru portal.

The upgraded service addresses a specific social support need, ensuring rapid document processing for students applying for state social scholarships in Moscow.

The creation and operation of digital platforms for providing residents with public services in various sectors of the social sphere corresponds to the objectives of the national project "Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State"More information about Russia's national projects and the capital's contribution can be found atspecial page.

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Registration for the contemporary art exhibition "18-" is now open. Students in grades five through eleven, as well as students from Moscow colleges, are welcome to participate. The Moscow city's press service announced this. Department of Education and Science.

"The '18-' exhibition is part of the large-scale ARTeria project, which supports creative young people. From February to May, a series of educational lectures and master classes will be organized for all participants. They will be led by renowned artists and contemporary art experts," the department's press service noted.

To participate in the exhibition, you must register and submit your work before January 31, 2026, on the website Moscow Center for Educational PracticesThe jury will evaluate all applications and select the best ones. The best works will be presented at a Moscow venue in March, where the organizers will summarize the project's results and award the most talented students.

You can apply for participation in one of four categories. The first is dedicated to family and national customs, the second to folk myths and legends, and the third to friendship and mutual understanding between peoples. Drawings can also explore the history and unique architecture of Moscow.

First exhibition

The "18-" exhibition will be held in the capital for the second time. Last season, it featured 50 paintings, selected by a jury from over 700 submissions. Exposition placed at one of the largest exhibition venues in the capital – inWinzavod Center for Contemporary Art (CCA).

"I was thrilled to participate in this competition project and incredibly happy that my work was selected for the exhibition. I work in architecture, so the choice of theme was obvious—my favorite city, and the place I visit most often, is the beautiful Moscow metro. The exhibition was held in a stunning and atmospheric location—the Winzavod. The works looked stunning on the easels, and all the participants received gifts," shared Maria Semusheva, a student at School No. 1212.

The jury includes renowned illustrators and cultural figures, as well as experts from leading Moscow art galleries.

The ARTERIA project was organized by the capital Department of Education and Science In the fall of 2024, young residents of the capital meet renowned artists and participate in competitions and creative events. Last year, the "Bright City" urban design competition, the "Urban Palette" plein air, and the "Draw with Me" art challenge were held.

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Conducting creative events for schoolchildren and college students helps develop talents and skills that will be useful in their future professions, and is in line with the project's objectives. "Professionalism" national project Youth and ChildrenMore information about Russia's national projects and the capital's contribution can be found atspecial page.

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