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Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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The capital will continue to expand the range of opportunities for active living, useful leisure, and self-realization for Muscovites of "silver" age. This instruction was given Sergei Sobyanin following the meeting of the Presidium of the Moscow Government. Its participants reviewed the report Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development, on the implementation of the Moscow Longevity project.
The Moscow Longevity Project
Project implementation Moscow Longevity started in March 2018. Over the course of seven and a half years, approximately 700 thousand people have become participants.
"There are currently over 140 project centers in the city. Their network is constantly expanding and covers almost all districts of the capital. Older Muscovites are most interested in education: courses in digital literacy, history, and local history. They also enjoy excursions around Moscow. Today, the project offers over 100 courses with professional instructors—from website creation and landscape design to Chinese and karate," Sergei Sobyanin announced in his Messenger channel.
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Source: Moscow Mayor's channel Max messenger
Moscow's longevity centers are equipped to a uniform standard and are designed for people with a wide range of interests and needs, from cooking to gym workouts.
The centers have created around seven thousand interest clubs, almost half of which are dedicated to healthy lifestyles. Their founders include lawyers, linguists, athletes, military personnel, and other professionals. After retiring from their professional careers, they continue to share their experience and knowledge.
Senior Muscovites can also take classes with professional instructors in over a hundred areas, from website development and landscape design to Mandarin and karate. There are also courses in SUP and kayaking, graphic design and internet marketing, equine therapy and rock climbing, flight simulator training, and healthy eating.
All interested senior Muscovites—women aged 55 and over and men aged 60 and over—are welcome to participate in the Moscow Longevity program. You can register for classes online at mos.ru or in person at any Moscow Longevity Center or the My Documents government services center.
Additional information about the program is available by calling the capital's unified information service. Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population: 7 495 870-44-44.
Connection between generations
According to a study conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, which surveyed 1,600 Muscovites over 35, 92 percent believe that Moscow Longevity participants are more involved in public life, continue to acquire new skills, and even change career paths by retraining or turning a hobby into a source of income.
Improved health outcomes were cited as the main benefit for participants by 86 percent of respondents. Of these, more than half noted increased physical activity and attention to preventing age-related diseases.
81 percent of respondents noted a strengthening of ties between different generations, a more respectful attitude towards elders, and a return to the value of a multi-generational family.
Furthermore, respondents noted that Moscow Longevity had a positive impact on the lives of not only older Muscovites but also younger people. With the active lifestyles of the older generation as a role model, many Muscovites aged 35 and over began to think more about how to maintain their health and quality of life in the long term.
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Popular Moscow Longevity activities
The educational program remains the undisputed leader in popularity, bringing together over 146,000 participants in Moscow Longevity. The most popular courses are digital literacy, history, and local history, as well as Moscow tours. As part of the Silver University project, whose partners include Moscow City Pedagogical University and Synergy University, those interested can take professional retraining courses and earn a state-recognized diploma.
Since 2023, the "School of Health" project has been in high demand. It features lectures, seminars, panel discussions, and master classes featuring doctors from city clinics—cardiologists, neurologists, therapists, and other specialists. These classes focus on healthy nutrition, cardiovascular disease prevention, and, starting this year, maintaining a high quality of life for those with diabetes and osteoporosis. Over the past two years, approximately 18,000 senior Muscovites have participated in "School of Health" classes.
Starting in March 2025, you can join a unique program for preserving cognitive skills and psycho-emotional health. Experts from the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia participated in its development. In just seven months, it has become one of the project's most popular programs, with over 40,000 people signing up for classes.
"Another new project this season is the 'Moscow Family Longevity' project. Civil registry offices are holding ceremonies for couples who have been married for over 40 years. There are some real record-breakers—those who have been married for 70 years!" noted Sergei Sobyanin.
More than 200 families have already celebrated their anniversaries in a warm atmosphere.
As part of the "Moscow 2030: Territory of the Future" forum, held from August 1 to September 14 at Gostiny Dvor, Family Day was held. On August 25, 14 couples celebrating their wedding anniversaries, those who had been married for 40 years or more. A couple celebrating their 70th anniversary shared the secret to their happy marriage with the newlyweds.
Expansion of the network of Moscow Longevity partner organizations
According to the study "A Time of Opportunity: The Prospects for the Development of the Silver Economy in Russia"Presented at the "Territory of the Future: Moscow 2030" forum, more than 70 percent of Muscovites over 55 years old note that, compared to previous generations, they now have significantly more opportunities to organize their leisure time and choose goods and services.
This result is largely due to Moscow Longevity's large network of partners, which numbers more than 1,300 organizations and continues to expand.
"The Moscow Longevity project partners with more than 1,300 organizations. These include universities, museums, sports and cultural centers, Moscow parks, schools, cinemas, and other institutions. They help organize education and leisure activities for the older generation, and in return, they receive
support “from the city,” said Sergei Sobyanin.
Source: Moscow Mayor's Messenger channel MAX
To simplify the process of partners joining the program, a special portal was launched on the mos.ru portal in 2025. online serviceNow, any organization willing to offer high-quality services to the senior population can become part of the Moscow Longevity program.
The Moscow 2030 Forum discussed the participation of older generations in the city's economy.Employees of the My Documents government services centers trained over 10,000 city residents in digital literacy.
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