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Moscow will host one of the country's leading alternative music festivals. In midsummer, the film park Moschino will host Dobrofest. The list of artists continues to grow, but the first names are already known—and that's a reason to consider buying one. tickets in advance. "Moscow Culture" reveals details about the festival and its venue.

Return and reboot

Dobrofest is an eleven-year-old festival that first took place in 2010 in Yaroslavl as part of the city's millennium celebrations. Organizers are calling its return to a new venue in Moscow a "reboot."

"We've announced the first artists for the Dobrofest 2026 festival—and this is a very important moment for us. The reboot at the new Moskino Cinema Park is already gaining momentum, and we can feel everything coming back to life. This is just the first wave, and there will be more to come—the next round of participants is just around the corner. Dobrofest is back in earnest and for the long haul!" emphasizes festival director Sergey Silushin.

Who will perform at Dobrofest?

The main question the organizers are already prepared to answer, although the lineup will be significantly expanded: iconic bands will headline the two days. The first six acts have been announced. The legendary band Alisa, led by longtime frontman Konstantin Kinchev, will perform their signature compositions. Slot, one of Russia's leading alternative bands, playing at the intersection of hard rock, nu metal, and rapcore, will present a renewed lineup and plans to both surprise longtime fans and win new ones. The band Pilot from St. Petersburg, founded by musician Ilya Knabengof, is also preparing to perform.

"I'm delighted to announce that the Leningrad vocal and instrumental ensemble 'Pilot' will perform this summer on the stage of one of our country's most beloved festivals, 'Dobrofest.' We've known about this festival for a long time, we hold it dearly in high regard, and we eagerly anticipate it this year, at a new venue, but with the same wild energy for which it's always been renowned," says Ilya Knabengof.

Also performing on stage will be the St. Petersburg alternative band Jane Air. One of their songs was featured in the internationally acclaimed TV series "Boys," cementing the band's status as a cult classic in their genre.

"We're thrilled to be taking part in the relaunch of one of Russia's most legendary multi-format festivals. We're looking forward to stepping out on a sun-drenched stage again and sharing a little goodness and a little rock 'n' roll. Let's share the warmest summer memories with each other. Dobrofest is here! Big hugs!" invite the participants of Jane Air.

The punk rock band FPG from Nizhny Novgorod also plans to attend Dobrofest in July. Guests will also meet one of the country's first punk bands, Brigadny Poryad, founded in 1985.

Over the years, Dobrofest has featured performances by Smyslovye Gallyutsinatsii, Korol i Shut, Kukryniksy, and others. The festival always brings together a variety of alternative genres on one stage. This is its merit and uniqueness.

"We'll bring you the wildest and most powerful hits, and Dobrofest guests will be in high spirits and ready to party until dawn. Let's make this summer the loudest and most memorable!" says Ilya Knabengof.

Site and infrastructure

The concerts will take place at the Moskino Film Park's festival square, specially designed for large-scale events. Guests will enjoy high-quality live sound, lighting effects, and stage smoke. Over the course of two days, they will be able to enjoy the surrounding landscape, stroll through the fairytale park, see the sets, and enjoy a snack at the food courts.

"The Moskino Cinema Park is a unique cinema venue that can host events of all levels and scales: from grand concerts and light shows to historical reenactments and equestrian shows. Last year, it hosted major projects such as "Ours in the City," "Proektion," "Soloma," City Day, and the multimedia and immersive performances "Cathedral Square," and "Victory! Banner over the Reichstag." Famous bands such as "Leningrad," "Chaif," and "Pilot" performed on stage, as did artists Nikolai Baskov, Nonna Grishaeva, Alexander Oleshko, international performers Mohombi and Busta Rhymes, and many others. This year, we also have a host of events for the whole family," the Moskino press service reported.

The film park's infrastructure is carefully designed for extended stays—festival visitors can stay for up to two days: guest houses and a hotel complex are available on site.

Tickets forDobrofest— already in Mosbilet. You can also pay separately parking.

The Moskino Cinema Park is part of Sergei Sobyanin's "Moscow – City of Cinema" project and a component of the Moscow Film Cluster, which is being developed by the city's Department of Culture. The second stage has already been completed: six sound stages, 14 infrastructure facilities, and outdoor locations have been built, including sets for the Brest Fortress, Provincial Towns of Europe, Yuzovka, Shakhty, European City, Modern Moscow, Reichstag, Russian Medieval City, Cities of Eastern Europe, and others.

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The capital guarantees full fulfillment of its social obligations to residents. The Presidium of the Moscow Government has adopted a decision whose implementation will optimize budget expenditures in favor of priority areas.

Specifically, the city plans to maintain Moscow's high standards of service delivery. Furthermore, work will continue to implement the city's strategic development program, ensure unconditional fulfillment of social obligations, and fund support for joint activities with the Russian Ministry of Defense.

At the same time, the number of employees at institutions providing social services to citizens will not be affected, and key activities such as renovation, metro construction, and others will be carried out as planned.

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The Presidium of the Moscow Government reviewed issues related to the execution of the city budget in January and February of this year.

Based on the results of two months, revenue growth amounted to two percent, which is lower than the 6.5 percent planned when forming the budget for this year.

In the face of slowing budget revenue growth, the Moscow Government sees its task as continuing to implement the city's strategic development program, ensuring the unconditional fulfillment of social obligations, and funding support for joint activities with the Russian Ministry of Defense.

These objectives must be addressed within the framework of a balanced budget. To this end, a decision has been made to reduce the number of civil servants in Moscow's executive authorities by 15 percent by June 1, 2026, as well as employees of certain subordinate institutions performing administrative functions. However, the number of employees in institutions providing social services to citizens will not be affected.

Another measure is a 10 percent optimization of this year's planned investment program spending. Specifically, certain urban improvement projects and cultural events will be reduced or postponed. However, key projects, such as renovations, metro construction, and others, will be completed as planned.

The implementation of these decisions will optimize Moscow's budget expenditures and ensure the full fulfillment of social obligations to city residents, the maintenance of Moscow's high standards of service delivery, the implementation of strategic city development measures, and the funding of expenses aimed at assisting the Russian Ministry of Defense and supporting military personnel and their families.

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As part of All-Russian Children's Book Week, Children's Library No. 40 will host a literary and educational hour dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of poetess Agnia Barto.

Young readers will be told about her work and will be presented with the works "Natasha Ivanova's Diary," "At the Outpost," "Teddy Bear," and "Vovka – a Kind Soul."

A literary quiz and a creative workshop are also planned.

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A master class in Chinese painting, "Flowers of Spring," will be held at Children's Library No. 178, the A.L. Barto Cultural Center.

Participants will be asked to depict tulips, considered a symbol of elegance and sophistication. Guests will be taught how to hold a brush correctly, draw fine lines with ink, and apply mineral paints to rice paper.

All materials are provided. Each participant will take their completed work home.

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In the lead-up to International Women's Day, guests are invited to attend the second lecture series dedicated to science. Attendees will learn about outstanding Russian women scientists and their breakthrough scientific achievements.

Lecturer: Evgenia Dolgova, professor, director of the Research Center of the Russian State University for the Humanities.

Everyone is welcome at the Pechatniki pier of the 2nd regular river route.

Travel is charged separately, according to the tariffs (winter tariff for river electric transport). On weekdays, the fare is 100 rubles when paying with a Troika transport card, 120 rubles with contactless payment, and 100 rubles with biometric payment. Travel is free with a 30-, 90-, or 365-day "Ediny" (Unified) ticket.

Photography and video recording are permitted at the event. Registration confirms permission to film.

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At Nikita Mikhalkov's Workshop "12" Theatre, actors from the K.V. Ivanov Chuvash Academic Drama Theatre will present the play "Narspi," based on the poem by Konstantin Ivanov.

This is a tragic story of love clashing with the harsh laws of patriarchal society. The young and beautiful Narspi, the daughter of wealthy parents, is married not to her lover, the poor Setner, but to the old and cruel rich man Takhtaman. This marriage of convenience, dictated by greed and social conventions, proves fatal for all the characters, inexorably leading to a tragic end.

The fates of Narspi and Setner, the old man Takhtaman, and other characters carry a profound symbolic meaning that goes beyond a single personal drama. Through their stories, the play explores the eternal problems of the human soul: the struggle for freedom and dignity, the conflict between emotion and duty, and the injustice of the established order. This powerful and poignant work still provokes reflection on the value of genuine feelings in a world where they are so often neglected.

Duration: two hours 20 minutes with intermission.

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At Nikita Mikhalkov's Workshop "12" Theatre, artists from the Chuvash State Philharmonic will present the play "12 Chairs," based on the book of the same name by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov.

The charming adventurer Ostap Bender encounters former registry office employee Kisa Vorobyaninov, obsessed with finding diamonds. According to his late mother-in-law, they're hidden in one of the twelve chairs in the living room. The ice is broken, and, retaining his assertive energy, thirst for adventure, and ability to get away with anything, Ostap becomes obsessed with finding the treasure.

Moscow composers Igor Zubkov and poet Alexander Vulykh have offered a completely new interpretation of the famous novel. Therefore, the musical will appeal to both older audiences and schoolchildren. All the Philharmonic's soloists and ensembles are involved in the production.

Duration: one hour 50 minutes with intermission.

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Last year, 47 large-scale investment projects (MaIPs) were completed in Moscow, covering a total area of approximately 140 hectares. These projects span all 12 administrative districts of the city and include a significant number of facilities that contribute to the development of its infrastructure and economy. This was announced by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Urban Development Policy and Construction. Vladimir Efimov.

"By 2025, a total of 47 facilities were built as part of large-scale investment projects. This includes 13 educational, sports, and medical institutions, 17 industrial facilities, seven buildings for public, business, and multifunctional complexes, as well as administrative buildings and other structures. For these purposes, investors and developers have been allocated over 139.5 hectares of land across all 12 administrative districts. This contributes to the balanced development of the capital and is in line with the 15-minute city concept," said Vladimir Efimov.

Large-scale investment projects have been underway in the capital since 2016, stimulating investors and developers to build important projects for the city.

"Following Sergei Sobyanin's instructions, the city is consistently developing its industrial sector for large-scale investment projects: in 2025, this sector became the leading one in terms of the number of MAIP projects implemented. One example is the first specialized food technology park, Ryabinovaya 44, with an area of almost 15,000 square meters, which has already begun operations in the Western Administrative District of Moscow. Furthermore, the KIT-MonArch robotic facility for the production of modules for prefabricated houses has been commissioned in the New Moscow. Its area is over 128,000 square meters," said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry.

Maxim Liksutov.

Starting in 2022, investors can obtain land for construction under the MAIP at a preferential rate of one ruble per year.

According to Ekaterina Solovieva, Minister of the Moscow Government, head Department of City PropertyIn the Molzhaninovsky District, a project to build an industrial technology park with a total area of approximately 38,000 square meters is underway. In 2023, the city signed a five-year lease agreement with an investor for a land plot of approximately 3.4 hectares at a preferential rate of one ruble per year. Close attention was paid to the development of social infrastructure: the city provided 2.1 hectares of land on Dmitrovskoye Highway for the construction of an 800-seat school and a kindergarten for 150 students. Upon completion, the investor will transfer the facilities to the capital's education system.

The Maritime Initiative (MAIP) continues to foster favorable conditions for the deployment of high-tech manufacturing facilities. Specifically, a new shipyard was built last year, becoming the most modern among Russian shipyards producing electric vessels.

New projects are also being implemented in the public and business sectors. Last year, a business district was built on Andropov Avenue in the Nagatinsky Zaton district. In 2023, the city leased two plots of land, totaling almost one hectare, to an investor for this purpose. Construction was carried out in two phases: the first phase included two buildings with a total area of almost 6,000 square meters, and the second phase included four buildings with a total area of 14,300 square meters. In addition to office space, the area also houses shops, cafes, and a contemporary art gallery.

Attracting investment for the construction of new facilities and increasing investment activity is in line with the goals and initiatives of the national project "Efficient and competitive economy"More information about national projects and the capital's contribution can be found atspecial page.

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At Nikita Mikhalkov's Workshop 12 Theatre, actors from the Chuvash State Philharmonic will present the play "The Tale of the Merchant's Daughter and the Magic Flower." It is based on Sergei Aksakov's fairy tale "The Scarlet Flower."

The youngest daughter, Nastenka, asked her father to bring her a scarlet flower from overseas. But it turned out to be growing in the garden of a mysterious monster. After picking it, the merchant paid a terrible price—for this, the girl must leave her home and go to the monster's palace… However, all ends well.

The opera-musical "The Tale of the Merchant's Daughter and the Magic Flower" is an incredible combination of first-class vocals and spectacular dances, memorable melodies and vibrant visuals, modern technology and a traditional Russian fairy tale presented in a new, original interpretation.

Duration: one hour 20 minutes without intermission.

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