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The government is launching a grant program to support agricultural colleges.

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Resolution of December 12, 2025 No. 2015

Starting in 2026, colleges training personnel for agricultural enterprises will be able to participate in the Agroprofi grant program and receive funding for their own development projects. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree approving the rules for providing and distributing subsidies for these purposes.

Grants will cover up to 90% of the development project's cost. The remaining 10% can be provided by the employers for whom each agricultural college trains personnel. The selection competition for development projects will be conducted by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

These projects should include, among other things, the reconstruction or major renovation of educational infrastructure, the acquisition of equipment, textbooks and teaching aids, and the procurement of educational software. The project implementation period should not exceed three years.

To participate in the grant program, colleges must train specialists in the following specialty groups: "Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries," "Veterinary Science," "Industrial Ecology and Biotechnology," and a number of others.

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From Mikhail Mishustin's opening remarks at the Government meeting, December 18, 2025

“We hope that such measures will improve the quality of education in agricultural colleges in the short term, so that young people who are ready to work in rural areas are familiar with the most modern technologies in the agricultural sector,” Mikhail Mishustin noted, commenting on the decision taken atGovernment meeting on December 18.

The work is being carried out within the framework of the federal project "Personnel in the Agro-Industrial Complex" of the national project "Technological Support for Food Security."

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Renowned mathematician Valery Kozlov became an Honorary Doctor of the Polytechnic University.

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At the ceremonial meeting of the Academic Council, a ceremony was held to present the diploma, gown, and badge of Honorary Doctor of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University to Valery Kozlov, Chairman of the National Committee of Mathematicians of the Russian Federation, Academician-Secretary of the Mathematical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The decision to confer the title was unanimously adopted by the members of the SPbPU Academic Council on September 29, 2025.

"I say from the bottom of my heart that Valery Vasilyevich is a great scientist, because we all study mathematics and mechanics. Academician Kozlov's name is inscribed in the gallery of the world's outstanding scientists, and it is a great honor for us to include him in the family of Honorary Doctors of the Polytechnic University. Valery Vasilyevich adorned the "crown of intellectual diamonds of the Polytechnic University." I sincerely hope that now our students will have the opportunity not only to study from Academician Kozlov's books but also to attend lectures by our new Honorary Doctor in person," SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy greeted the academician.

According to tradition, the ceremonial vestments—the gown and cap of the Honorary Doctor—were carried into the Academic Council hall to the student anthem Gaudeamus. The Rector of the Polytechnic University presented the Doctor Honoratus badge, diploma, certificate, the book "Honorary Doctors of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University," and a signature jacket.

Valery Vasilyevich was born in the village of Kostyli in the Ryazan region. He graduated from high school with honors and entered the Mechanics and Mathematics Department of Moscow State University, solving all the problems on the written mathematics exam, a feat only seven out of 450 applicants managed.

He graduated with honors from university and, at the age of 24, defended his PhD thesis on "Qualitative Study of Rigid Body Motion in Integrable Cases." At 28, he became a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, defending his dissertation on "Qualitative Analysis in Rigid Body Dynamics."

"The breadth of Valery Vasilyevich's scientific interests and areas of research are striking and admirable in his professional and scientific career: classical mechanics, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, differential geometry and topology, and quantum mechanics," noted Dmitry Karpov, Scientific Secretary of SPbPU, in his introduction to Valery Kozlov.

For his outstanding services to Russian science, Valery Vasilyevich was awarded many departmental and state awards, including:

A full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", he has also been awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky and the Order of Honor; a laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize for a series of works on the study of methods of qualitative analysis in the dynamics of rigid bodies; a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology for a series of works "Dynamics of Complex Mechanical Systems"; a laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation Prize in Education for the innovative development "Creation of a new direction in higher professional education "Innovatika", its scientific and educational-methodological support, experimental development and wide implementation in the practice of domestic universities."

He has also received awards from the Russian Academy of Sciences and many others.

Under Valery Kozlov's supervision, 30 candidates of science have been trained, seven of whom became doctors of science. His students include academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Valery Vasilyevich is the author of more than 350 scientific papers, including monographs and textbooks; Distinguished Professor of Moscow State University; member of several foreign academies and scientific societies; member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Chairman of the National Committee of Mathematicians of Russia; editor-in-chief of the journals Izvestia RAS. Mathematical Series, Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, and the international mathematical journal Regular and Chaotic Dynamics; member of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

"The Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University has a remarkable history. It is a leader in training specialists in high technology and science. It is a center of science and technology. Many outstanding scientists, who are close to me, have worked here. I would like to especially highlight two names. One is Professor Ivan Meshchersky, whose problems I solved from the first page to the last as a student. And our legendary Ivan Vinogradov. He is a two-time Hero of Socialist Labor and headed the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences for over 40 years," Valery Kozlov emphasized in his speech.

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Parade of Champions: The best sports teams of the year were awarded at the Polytechnic University.

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A ceremony honoring the university's national sports teams that achieved outstanding results in 2025 was held at the main academic building of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

The event was attended by university leadership and distinguished guests. The ceremony was attended by:

Rector of SPbPU — Andrey Rudskoy, First Vice-President of the Russian Student Sports Union — Andrey Stukalov, Vice-Rector for Information, Youth Policy and Security — Maxim Pasholikov, Director of the Institute of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism — Valery Sushchenko.

In his welcoming speech, SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy emphasized the importance of athletic achievements and congratulated the athletes and their coaches on their brilliant victories.

The ceremony recognized teams that won top awards at the national and international levels.

The football team won the National Student Football League Championship, Group A. The water polo team won the All-Russian Student Competition. The chessboxing team won the overall team standings at the World Championship. The chess team won the overall team standings at the St. Petersburg Student Sports Games (blitz and classical chess).

The Polytechnic University was particularly noted for its success, taking first place in the All-Russian competition for the best organization of physical education and sports activities and the development of mass student sports, "Erasing the Boundaries."

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The heads of the KGIOP of St. Petersburg donated valuable publications to the SPbGASU library.

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Vice-Rector for Educational Activities of SPbGASU Sergey Mikhailov and Chairman of KGIOP Alexey Mikhailov

In anticipation of the New Year holidays, the heads of the Committee for State Control, Use, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St. Petersburg (KGIOP) – Chairman Alexey Mikhailov and First Deputy Ekaterina Kozyreva – donated valuable publications prepared with the participation of KGIOP staff to the scientific and technical library of the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU).

The monograph by Alexey Mikhailov and Ekaterina Kozyreva, "Preservation of the Historical Environment of St. Petersburg: The History of the Development of Protective Zoning for Cultural Heritage Sites (Historical and Cultural Monuments) in Leningrad-St. Petersburg," explores a topic that has been actively discussed for several years by those interested in cultural heritage preservation. It addresses how to preserve the historical fabric of St. Petersburg as a metropolis, ensuring that it retains its unique character while simultaneously becoming a comfortable place for residents to live.

Using materials from the archives of KGIOP, the Committee for Urban Development and Architecture of St. Petersburg, and the Central Historical Archive of St. Petersburg, the authors conduct a detailed analysis of nearly one hundred documents related to this topic, ranging from laws and government regulations to departmental instructions and building codes. These documents are being collected for the first time in the context of preserving ordinary urban development, and many of them are known only to specialists.

The publication "Restoration of Palace and Park Ensembles in the Suburbs of St. Petersburg. 1941–1957. A Collection of Documents from the Archives of the Committee for State Control, Use, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St. Petersburg" is dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege and the beginning of the restoration of the palace and park ensembles in its suburbs.

Most of the documents and visual materials from the KGIOP archival collection are published for the first time. This publication presents documents from 1941 to 1957 on the restoration of suburban palace and park ensembles destroyed during the Great Patriotic War, created through the efforts of the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Monuments of Leningrad and its director, Nikolai Nikolaevich Belekhov. The published materials provide a comprehensive picture of the enormous work accomplished under the most difficult post-war conditions by Leningrad architects, art historians, museum workers, and master restorers, a work unparalleled in restoration practice worldwide.

In addition to text documents, the publication includes graphic materials and photographs from the KGIOP archival collection: these include measurements of monuments, restoration projects, an inventory of park greenery, photographic documentation of the damage caused to the palace and park ensembles and the restoration process, as well as drawings, engravings, and lithographs of views of the destroyed suburbs, created by architects and artists in 1944–1947.

The Scientific and Technical Library of SPbGASU invites everyone to the reading room (room 217) for a detailed examination of the publications.

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Mikhail Mishustin took part in the "Yolka zhelaniy" (Christmas Tree of Wishes) event.

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Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin took part in the "Yolka Zhelaniy" (Wish Tree) charity New Year's event. He removed three balls containing children's dreams from the tree at Government House.

The youngest of those whose wishes the Prime Minister will grant is 10 years old. Sasha Ivanov lives in the Krasnodar Krai and is interested in physics, astronomy, and engineering. He creates his own models and dreams of patenting his own design. He wants to become a design engineer, so he asked for a construction set as a gift.

Misha Kaimakov is 11 years old. Like Sasha, he's from the Krasnodar region. He loves construction sets and technology. He's in his second year of studying robotics and recently discovered a new field: 3D modeling. Misha dreams of owning his own 3D printer so he can model and create various items.

Margarita Dyachenko, 14, lives in the Luhansk People's Republic. She has won medals at regional track and field and oriental dance competitions, and enjoys drawing and crafts: sewing, knitting, and embroidery. Recently, Margarita began trying her hand at clothing design. Her dream is to own a heat press—a device designed for transferring graphic elements, text, and decorative details to various surfaces.

"Guys, we'll definitely invite you all to Moscow. We'll agree on a convenient time," said Mikhail Mishustin. "In the meantime, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a Happy New Year. See you there!"

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Financial news: On December 18, 2025, the Moscow Small Business Lending Assistance Fund will hold a deposit auction.

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The deposit auction date is 18.12.2025. Placement currency is RUB. The maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) is 111,000,000. Placement period, days – 122. Date of depositing funds is 19.12.2025. Date of return of funds is 20.04.2026. Minimum placement interest rate, % per annum is 15.6. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (Urgent). The minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) is 111,000,000. The maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open). Basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Applications in preliminary mode from 15:10 to 15:20. Applications in competition mode from 15:20 to 15:25. Setting the cutoff interest rate or declaring the auction invalid before 15:40. Additional terms – Placement of funds with the option of early withdrawal of the entire deposit amount and payment of accrued interest on the deposit amount at the rate established by the deposit transaction, in the event of the Bank's non-compliance with the requirements set forth in paragraph 2.1. of the Regulation "On the procedure for selecting banks for placing funds of the Moscow Small Business Lending Assistance Fund in deposits (deposits) under the GDS" (as amended on the date of the deposit transaction), early withdrawal at the "on demand" rate, interest payment monthly, on the last business day of the month, without replenishment.

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Financial news: 12/18/2025, 12:59 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range for assessing market risks for the security RU000A109DY9 (Rosnft4P2) were changed.

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December 18, 2025

12:59

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the National Credit Center (JSC) on 18.12.2025, 12-59 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 107.93) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 13098.79 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 12.5%) of the security RU000A109DY9 (Rosnft4P2) were changed.

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Financial News: Updated requirements for the RegNum field when registering clients and funds.

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From December 22, 2025, additional requirements will be introduced for the RegNum (registration number) field when registering clients through the Personal Account and via the Web API.

The essence of the changes:

The RegNum field cannot contain only zeros. The value must contain at least one significant character—a digit from 1 to 9 and/or a letter. The characters “_” or “-” are allowed, but without significant characters, they are also considered zero. This prevents the registration of invalid identifiers.

What will change:

In the Personal Account (Client Registration section): when entering a RegNum consisting only of zeros, the system will display the error: "Allowed characters are letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. The registration number cannot be zero." In the Web API: when submitting an invalid RegNum, the ERC response will contain the error: "The value specified for the RegNum field (Registration number of the mutual investment fund trust management rules assigned by the Bank of Russia) is invalid."

Testing:

You can test the changes in a test environment:http://play-apim.moex.com/.

The XSD schema for validation is available at the following link:http://ftp.moex.com/pub/KlintsAPI/WebAPI/ClientRegistration/test/.

Contact information for media: 7 (495) 363-3232PR@moex.com

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Dmitry Grigorenko: The digital model improves the efficiency of public administration.

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From February 10 to 13, 2026, the first International Congress of Public Administration will be held at the Presidential Academy in Moscow. Its mission is to become a center for developing best practices, identifying key development vectors, and identifying practical challenges to improve the quality of public administration.

The congress will bring together over 1,200 participants, including heads of key departments within the Russian Presidential Administration and Government, heads of regions and municipalities, members of parliament, top managers of state corporations and major Russian business companies, international management experts, public figures, representatives of the scientific and expert community, and youth leaders.

The event is organized by the Presidential Academy with the support of the Government and the Presidential Executive Office of Russia. The Roscongress Foundation is the event's partner.

"In today's world, where we are surrounded by vast amounts of information, effective governance can only be built using digital technologies. They enable faster data processing and better decision-making. Today, the Government is implementing a digital governance model that enables consistent improvements in the implementation of Presidential instructions, state programs, and national projects. This means building roads on time, opening new schools and hospitals. The Congress is a unique platform for sharing experiences, receiving feedback, and demonstrating the most effective public administration technologies for various branches and levels of government," noted Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.

The congress program will be structured around six thematic areas covering key aspects of modern public administration: development of the state civil service, digitalization of public administration, regional and municipal practices, regulatory policy as a tool for reducing the administrative burden on business, the state for the people, and strategic management of priorities. Within these areas, discussions will cover both systemic issues of public administration reform and specific management solutions and models that have proven effective at the federal, regional, and municipal levels.

The key objectives of the congress include developing practical mechanisms for strengthening cooperation between government, business, and science, as well as synchronizing work within the vertical chain of command—from the heads of federal ministries to municipal-level specialists. Adviser to the President of Russia Anton Kobyakov emphasized: "Today, more than ever, it is important to unite the efforts of government, the expert community, and business at all levels, to coordinate common actions to strengthen and scale up best existing practices. And, of course, to develop new approaches to managing the country's development. The congress will be a unique platform where professional dialogue will translate into real proposals and new ideas."

A distinctive feature of the congress will be its practical focus: approximately 30% of the program will be educational interactive formats, including business games on management decision-making, strategic sessions, and case studies from real-life management practices. The congress sessions themselves will be structured not only by thematic focus but also by three cross-cutting themes: strategizing (improving the effectiveness of goal-setting and developing long-term priorities), implementation (developing and consolidating positions between public authorities to expedite decision-making), and dissemination (replicating achievements and modernizing public feedback mechanisms).

Special attention will be paid to young people within a dedicated thematic track. According to Alexey Komissarov, Rector of the Presidential Academy, the upcoming event is largely aimed at addressing personnel issues and discussing the principles of professional growth in general. "We are looking forward to a relevant discussion of the challenges facing the public administration system in the near future. We plan to discuss the key principles of training a new generation of specialists, those who will assume responsibility for the country's future," he noted.

The event aims to become the primary annual platform for professional dialogue, exchange of experience, and training for managers, businesses, and experts focused on achieving specific, measurable results.

More details on the congress website: http://congress-gov.ru.

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The government has extended a number of measures to support businesses in border regions.

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Resolution of December 17, 2025 No. 2046

The government will continue to provide support to affected organizations and individual entrepreneurs in the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk regions in 2026. A resolution has been signed introducing the necessary amendments to the state program "Economic Development and Innovative Economy."

This involves providing subsidies to organizations and entrepreneurs to restore and maintain operations, and concessional loans to small and medium-sized businesses for working capital and investment purposes. These loans are available for up to 50 million rubles and have terms of up to six years.

The funds will be allocated to the regions as part of the federal project "Special Short-Term Support Measures for Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurs." The 2026 federal budget allocates approximately 4.5 billion rubles for this purpose.

The signed document amends Government Resolution No. 316 of April 15, 2014.

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