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Moscow has created a modern digital ecosystem that helps citizens receive social support services quickly and conveniently. For this purpose, there are hotlines, online services, chat bots, 24-hour help desks and contact centers. Most applications can be submitted remotely – via mos.ru or My Documents centers.

Since 2021 in the capital Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population a single reference service is in operation: 7 495 870-44-44. It was created on the basis of the citywide contact center. Since the beginning of 2025, operators have received 1.2 million calls – a total of 6.3 million requests have been received during the period of operation. City residents are most often interested in social support measures and participation in the Moscow Longevity project. This year, a voice assistant with speech recognition technology appeared on the line – it processes about 20 percent of requests for social payments and benefits.

On official website The Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population operates a chatbot called Dobrynya. It can be used to find out how long it will take to apply for a social service, such as registering for rehabilitation or registering for a spa voucher. The chatbot explains what is included in a particular type of assistance, who is entitled to it, in what cases a refusal is possible, and also provides information on the amount of benefits, payments, and compensation. In addition, Dobrynya offers contacts of city services where you can go for advice.

Muscovites with hearing impairments can use the "Speak with your hands" service. Its sign language interpreters help to obtain information about social services, if necessary – call emergency services, including ambulances, police and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and also organize remote sign language interpretation when contacting city institutions and departments.

The Moscow City Social Treasury has become the first single center in the country to process applications for support measures for all categories of city residents. Today, the institution's specialists make decisions on more than 100 types of services.

The Moscow Social Treasury has implemented the “without leaving home” principle: most social support measures can be applied for online, and all consultations can be received remotely.

This format became possible thanks to the multifunctional contact center. Specialists process from three to five thousand requests per day. Since the beginning of 2025, operators have received almost half a million calls, including more than 80 thousand requests for a call back and almost three thousand video consultations. The contact center is open daily from 08:00 to 20:00. You can ask a question, order a call back or connect to a video consultation by calling: 7 495 870‑44‑44.

The short number 051 is the hotline for emergency psychological assistance, working 24/7. Any Muscovite who needs urgent emotional support and professional advice can contact it. Over the years of work, specialists have received more than a million calls, and over 40 thousand requests in the eight months of 2025. Consultations are provided free of charge.

The Coordination Center for Inpatient Social Services helps Muscovites get all the necessary information about the work of social homes and gerontological centers. The 24-hour hotline at 7 495 276-11-55 is a one-stop shop for consultations. Most often, city residents ask questions about the list of services provided, the documents required for registration in the inpatient facility, as well as about the possibilities of receiving support for those who cannot care for their loved ones on their own.

You can apply for home or inpatient care through the mos.ru portal or at My Documents offices. The city also has a project called School of Native Care and a simulation center, where they teach the basics of professional care for the elderly and people with disabilities.

The Center for Innovative Personnel Services "Professions of the Future" helps Moscow residents choose a professional path, undergo training and find a job regardless of age. It offers 75 short educational programs from leading providers – they can be mastered in just 3.5 months. The center supports Muscovites at every stage – from choosing a direction to obtaining a new in-demand profession.

There is a special comprehensive career guidance program for ninth-graders. Teenagers undergo career testing, get acquainted with digital technologies, attend an immersive tour with a 5D cinema, work with VR simulators and meet with representatives of Moscow colleges. The program helps schoolchildren consciously choose a profession and decide on a learning path.

You can get a consultation, sign up for career guidance or choose a program by calling: 7 495 681-01-01.

The employment center "My work" offers beginning entrepreneurs comprehensive support in creating their own business. Here they help to determine entrepreneurial abilities, develop a business plan, register, as well as find the first clients and build a product promotion strategy.

You can get advice by calling: 7 495 705-75-75 (extension 700–07).

The Resource Center for the Disabled provides support to Muscovites, providing them with the necessary technical rehabilitation equipment (TRE). Specialists help with applications for absorbent underwear and provide advice on other issues. You can contact the center through the unified helpline of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population: 7 495 870-44-44.

You can submit an application for delivery of absorbent underwear yourself on the mos.ru portal or atwebsite.

Crisis Center for Women and Children— the only state institution in Moscow that has been providing assistance to victims of domestic violence for 11 years. Here, women can receive temporary shelter for themselves and their children, undergo psychological rehabilitation, take advantage of legal support, and also find employment with the assistance of the city.

The main goal of the center is to restore a sense of security, regain confidence and help start a new life. You can get a consultation by phone: 7 499 977-17-05.

As Sergei Sobyanin noted instrategies for the development of social protection until 2030, the capital has all the opportunities to surround city residents with care and help every Moscow family live with dignity.

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Since the beginning of the renovation program, the city has handed over 17 residential complexes in Lublin for settlement. Almost four thousand families have celebrated housewarming. This was reported by the Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of Urban Development Policy Vladislav Ovchinsky.

In total, 152 old houses in the district are planned to be resettled. 29.7 thousand Muscovites will receive new apartments.

"In the Lyublino district, resettlement began in 2021 in a new building on Lyublinskaya Street. 3.8 thousand families have already celebrated their housewarming. They moved into apartments with finished improved finishing that do not require additional repairs. Most of the resettled families took advantage of the city's free assistance when moving: they were provided with movers and a car to transport their belongings. This service, provided for by the program's guarantees, is available to all residents who have signed a contract for new housing," said Vladislav Ovchinsky.

Earlier, Sergei Sobyanin spoke about how renovation is changing Moscow districts.

The renovation program was approved in August 2017. It concerns about a million Muscovites and provides for the resettlement of 5,176 houses. Earlier, Sergei Sobyanin ordered to increase the pace of implementation of the renovation program intwice.

Moscow is one of the leaders among regions in terms of construction volumes. High rates of housing construction correspond to the goals and initiatives of the national project "Infrastructure for life". You can learn more about Russia's national projects and the capital's contribution atspecial page.

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From September 5 to 7, the Moscow Technical Sports Center will host technical sports festival. The event will be held within the framework of the project "Summer in Moscow" and will bring together professional racers, famous pilots, owners of unique cars and thousands of spectators on one platform. The program includes competitions in popular and new formats, a car exhibition, interactive zones and much more.

One of the main events will be the debut competition for the capital "Yuka Drive Fest Gymkhana". This type of competition combines elements of rally sprint, drifting and figure driving. Under the guidance of the famous drifter Arkady Tsaregradtsev, the participants will demonstrate high precision in driving a car in a limited space.

Guests will also be presented with a 12-hour karting race and the Phygital Karting Cup. This is a new discipline in which participants first compete on virtual simulators and then continue racing on a real track.

In addition to new products, the festival program includes events that are well known to viewers, including the amateur drift tournament “Battle for Moscow” and a large-scale exhibition of retro and sports cars that have undergone extensive modification.

The festival is organized by Moscow City Sports Department and the Russian Automobile Federation.

Some events require prior registration on the official website. project website.

"Summer in Moscow"— the main event of the season. The project is aimed at strengthening social and family ties, as well as the personal development of its participants. Thanks to a variety of programs, including educational, cultural and sports events, it unites Muscovites and guests of the city of different ages, social groups and creates conditions for obtaining new knowledge, creative growth and an active lifestyle.

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In mid-September, the first objects of the "Gardens and Flowers" festival, which decorated the center of the capital all summer, will be dismantled. Thanks to the festival, bridges have turned into flower beds hovering over the water, vertical green walls, water gardens, and picturesque fragrant alleys have appeared. Each of these objects is a unique work of landscape art, created by leading Russian architects and designers.

Residents and visitors of the city will still have time to admire the living masterpieces in the historical center of Moscow: the gardens near the Bolshoi Theater and on Manezhnaya Square, flower arrangements on Tverskoy and Chistoprudny Boulevards, green bridges across the Moskva River and vertical gardens decorating the streets. This is a chance to see the capital in its summer attire, created from thousands of plants from all over the world.

The first to start preparing for winter will be the park near the monument to P.I. Bagration with picturesque hills of wild grasses and flowers, as well as the squares near the Dobryninskaya, Krasnopresnenskaya and Ramenki metro stations. You will be able to see flowers, bushes, trees, art objects and relax on cozy benches until September 15.

The dismantling of landscape compositions will also begin on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Here this summer, the main attraction was the "Barefoot Path" – a 100-meter path made of different materials, where guests can walk barefoot on smooth rounded pebbles, soft loose sand and warm wooden flooring. Pergolas with multi-colored roofs are installed along the perimeter of the path, creating amazing mosaic shadows. And the main character of the route is a giant inflatable elephant four meters high, which has already become a favorite of children and a background for hundreds of photos.

New Life for Flowers: Where the Plants Will Be Sent After the Festival

After dismantling, the compositions will not disappear – the plants will find a second life in scientific centers or become part of the urban landscape.

Part of the collection will go to the Moscow Zoo, where it will be used for landscaping the enclosures, and to the Moskino Cinema Park to enrich the landscape and interiors for filming. Other plants will be needed for landscaping areas in Moscow districts, and they will also be transferred to the N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences. They will replenish the garden's collection, becoming part of scientific work and educational programs.

A special batch of about five thousand southern plants, including cedars, pines, palms, lianas and rare species, will be sent to the Nikitsky Botanical Garden in Crimea and the Donetsk Botanical Garden. This is an important scientific mission.

The Donetsk Botanical Garden is one of the largest in Europe, occupying an area of over 200 hectares, where the richest collection of flora is stored and studied. The Nikitsky Botanical Garden in Crimea is the oldest scientific center in Russia, founded in the 19th century, with unique selection and acclimatization projects. In these institutions, plants will continue to live and inspire new visitors, being part of the scientific heritage of the country.

A Blooming City in Memory of Summer

Over the years, the Gardens and Flowers festival has become the largest project combining landscape design, environmental education and science. Every summer it fills Moscow with flowers, and in the fall the plants are sent to new homes – to the zoo, botanical gardens and scientific centers.

This year, Muscovites and guests of the capital had the opportunity to walk along shady alleys, look into water gardens, and see how living plants become part of architectural objects. City residents have a few more days to remember this beauty and share it with their loved ones.

"Summer in Moscow" — the main event of the season. The project is aimed at strengthening social and family ties, as well as the personal development of its participants. Thanks to a variety of programs, including educational, cultural and sports events, it unites Muscovites and guests of the city of different ages, social groups and creates conditions for obtaining new knowledge, creative growth and an active lifestyle.

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In connection with the Walking Day festival, traffic on some embankments in the center of the capital will be temporarily restricted on September 6.

Thus, from 05:00 to 16:00 it will be impossible to drive along Smolenskaya Embankment from Building 2 to Rostovskaya Embankment and along Rostovskaya Embankment from Smolenskaya Embankment to 1st Vrazhsky Lane.

From 09:00 to 16:00, traffic will be closed along Savvinskaya Embankment from 1st Vrazhsky Lane to Novodevichy Embankment, along Novodevichy Embankment from Savvinskaya Embankment to Luzhnetskaya Embankment, and along Luzhnetskaya Embankment from Novodevichy Embankment to Luzhniki Street. During the same period, it will be impossible to drive along Luzhniki Street from house 24, building 48 to house 24, building 50.

In addition, from 00:01 on September 6 until the end of the event, parking will be prohibited in areas with temporary restrictions.

Drivers are advised to plan their route in advance. Detailed information is available on the official website Traffic Management Center.

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As part of the project "Summer in Moscow" Residents and guests of the capital bring their goodness to the “Houses of Goodness” every day project "Moscow Helps" gifts for participants of the special military operation (SVO) and children from new regions, as well as goods for animals.

Until September 14, the festival grounds are open to everyone who wants to share their attention and care. "Houses of Good" are open on weekdays from 12:00 to 21:00, and on weekends from 11:00 to 21:00. You can choose the nearest one atwebsite.

Children and parents, students and teachers, volunteer center activists and other caring citizens participate in the collection of gifts. Special events are held in the capital's schools, colleges and universities, after which the goods are brought to the "Houses of Good".

"Each gift – sweets and toys for children, personal hygiene products for SVO participants, pet supplies for animals – is a contribution to the great cause of helping those who are now especially in need. Our heroes, children, animals feel the support. In boxes from Moscow, they receive important and necessary things, carefully packed by volunteers. City residents attach cards with good wishes to the gifts, children pass on drawings," said the director of the resource center.

"Mosvolonter" Alexander Levit.

What gifts are brought to festival sites

For the participants of the SVO, Muscovites bring men's gift sets and personal hygiene products to the "Houses of Good", including shampoos, shaving products, toothbrushes, wet wipes and towels, socks and comfortable insoles.

Children are sent toys, books, stationery and school supplies. The little ones are given educational construction sets, colorful puzzles and board games. Many choose painted souvenirs at the festival sites and leave them in the "Houses of Good".

Shelters for homeless animals collect dry food, canned food for dogs and cats, cereals, detergents and cleaning products for cleaning premises, diapers and drops for parasites.

Only new goods can be brought to Domiki Dobra – in factory packaging and with tags. The boxes with sweets must have an expiration date of at least three months.

Volunteers help in the "Houses of Goodness". They accept gifts for fighters, children living in new territories, and shelter residents, pack boxes, and also choose kind words for postcards together with city residents.

With warm hearts

Student Volunteer Club Technological College No. 24 joined the collection of gifts at the "House of Good" on Tverskaya Square. The center's activists "With warm hearts" Together with the leader of the detachment Oksana Kozyar, they brought personal hygiene products and warm socks for the participants of the special military operation. A large box of confectionery was given to the children in the new territories: candies, cookies and other sweets. Several packages of dry and wet food, as well as accessories for dogs and cats, were delivered to animal shelters.

Students, parents and college teachers took part in collecting gifts.

"SVO participants, children in new territories and animals need help and care. In our college, volunteering has become a real mission, uniting students and teachers in supporting those who need it. We regularly hold events to collect things for fighters and their families, teachers and students knit warm clothes for them with their own hands. College graduates also support us in good deeds," said Oksana Kozyar.

The college regularly hosts meetings with veterans, lectures on Russian history, and events dedicated to important historical dates. Students take an active part in social and inclusive volunteering: they send postcards with warm words to older residents and organize events for children with disabilities.

How to help collect humanitarian aid

There are 15 headquarters for collecting humanitarian aid "Moscow Helps" in the capital. They accept non-perishable food products, hygiene products, clothing, children's goods, small household appliances and other aid for residents of new and border regions. You can choose the nearest headquarters atproject website.

In addition, as part of the promotion "Let's get the child ready for school" A collection of things necessary for school is underway, which will be sent to children from new regions of Russia. Stationery, school uniforms, children's clothing and shoes can be donated to the "Moscow Helps" headquarters and "Good Place" volunteer centers until September 30.

Organizing volunteer activities and attracting volunteers to participate in city events is in line with the objectives of the national project "Youth and Children" and the federal project "We are together". More information about national projects and the capital's contribution can be found atspecial page.

You can find out more about volunteering on the resource center website "Mosvolonter", his social network page "VKontakte" and in telegram channel.

"Summer in Moscow" is the main event of the season. The project is aimed at strengthening social and family ties, as well as the personal development of its participants. Thanks to a variety of programs, including educational, cultural and sports events, it unites Muscovites and guests of the city of different ages, social groups and creates conditions for obtaining new knowledge, creative growth and an active lifestyle.

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Nikita Mikhalkov's Workshop 12 staged the immortal comedy The Government Inspector, Yuri Grymov continues to explore Flowers for Algernon, and Misha Balzaminov becomes a philosopher and romantic in Sergei Gazarov's interpretation. About six interesting premieres of this autumn — in the mos.ru material.

"The Government Inspector" in Nikita Mikhalkov's "Workshop 12"

Dates: October 4th and 5th

Address: Povarskaya street, house 33, building 1

Age limit: 12

Vladimir Pankov presented Nikolai Gogol's comedy in the genre of sound drama. The music, written for the play by Sergey Rodyukov and Artem Kim, becomes a full participant in the action; through it, the director will reveal the familiar classical plot and the personalities of the characters.

The action moves to the space of an old theatre – with candle lighting and a real prompter's box on the proscenium. The main roles are played by People's Artists of Russia Sergey Garmash and Elena Yakovleva.

You can buy tickets using the service "Mosbilet".

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"The Tempest" at the Pushkin Theatre

Dates: September 9 and 30, October 1 and 30

Address: Tverskoy Boulevard, Building 23

Age limit: 18

The Pushkin Theatre has brought one of William Shakespeare's last plays to the stage. Expelled from Milan, Duke Prospero wants to take revenge on his brother for his treachery and, with the help of the spirit of Ariel, summons a terrible storm.

Honored Artist of Russia Nikolay Roshchin explores the nature of crime, revenge and forgiveness in his new play. The director has already turned to Shakespeare at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg: in 2022, he staged Othello, telling the eternal story in the language of the 21st century.

The main roles in "The Tempest" will be played by Vladimir Maizinger, Alexandra Ursulyak and other artists. Tickets can be purchased using the service "Mosbilet".

"Nathan the Wise" at the Shalom Theatre

Dates: September 13 and 14, October 3 and 11

Address: Novoslobodskaya street, house 23

Age limit: 18

Pyotr Shereshevsky created an expressive play about tolerance and religious contradictions in Jerusalem in the 12th century, during the Third Crusade. Playwright Semyon Sakseyev worked on the script for the production based on the last play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.

One of the main characters will be the Jewish merchant Nathan, whose daughter will be saved from a fire by a militant Christian, who actually came to conquer the land of Judea. The creators of the play attempted to look into the depths of history and answer the question: "How can people with different views understand each other and live in peace?"

The premiere will take place on the stage on Novoslobodskaya, which opened this winter. Tickets for the performance are available at "Mosbilet".

Flowers for Algernon: 30 Years Later at the Modern Theatre

Dates: October 4, 25 and 26, November 1, 9 and 28

Address: Spartakovskaya square, building 9/1

Age limit: 18

Yuri Grymov's play based on Daniel Keyes' science fiction story "Flowers for Algernon" has been running with great success on the stage of the Russian Academic Youth Theatre for 11 years now. The director, not wanting to part with the interesting characters, continues their lively and amazing story at the "Modern" Theatre.

The audience will learn how Charlie's fate could have turned out if he had entered the modern world as an adult, how his perception of reality would have changed. The play is based on the play by playwright Marina Sulchani.

You can purchase tickets using the service "Mosbilet".

"Maddalena" at the Helikon Opera Theatre

Dates: October 9–12

Address: Bolshaya Nikitskaya street, house 19/16, building 1

Age limit: 16

"Maddalena" will be the first premiere of the "Helikon-Opera" in the new season. In a chamber format (only three artists will appear on stage) and accompanied by an orchestra, the plot of Sergei Prokofiev's mysterious opera will come to life. The composer treated this work of his youth with special love, but "Maddalena" was never staged during his lifetime.

The director, Honored Worker of Culture of Russia Ilya Ilyin, is confident that the creators of the play have created a tragic story with detective elements, the main character of which is full of mysteries. The conductor will be the laureate of the Moscow Government Prize Valery Kiryanov.

You can buy tickets using the service "Mosbilet".

"The Marriage of Balzaminov" at the Sovremennik Theatre

Dates: November 28 and 29

Address: Chistoprudny Boulevard, Building 19, Building 1

Age limit: 16

The trilogy by Alexander Ostrovsky ("A Holiday Dream – Until Lunch", "Your Dogs Are Fighting – Don't Bother Yours!", "What You Go For Is What You'll Find (The Marriage of Balzaminov)") gained fame and special love in the 20th century thanks to the comedy by Konstantin Voinov, filmed in 1964. The role of the likeable, but somewhat infantile and eccentric Misha Balzaminov was played by Georgy Vitsin.

In the interpretation of Sergei Gazarov (he focused on the second and third parts of the trilogy), the main character will appear as a practically Russian Don Quixote – a philosopher and romantic, dreaming of a fair world where the rich can marry the poor. The director noted that this is a story about a second life that each person can build in their imagination.

Maria Sitko, Ivan Stebunov, Alena Babenko and other artists will take the stage. Tickets can be purchased using the service "Mosbilet".

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More interesting performances – in the official city service "Mosbilet".

By using "Mosbileta" you can buy tickets for any event in city cultural institutions without markup or commission, both for yourself and as a gift. The service's capabilities are constantly expanding. Users with a full or standard account on mos.ru do not need to enter personal data when purchasing a ticket. In addition, you do not need to take a document with you to attend the event – just show the controller the QR code of the digital ticket. In addition, the service offers personal selections of events.

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