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"Active Citizen" invites residents of the capital to take part in a new voting, the results of which will help to diversify the program of events of the city project "Book in the City"They are held at three project sites. "Summer in Moscow" — in Pushkin Square, near the Vitali Fountain and on Sretensky Boulevard.

The venues are open from 12:00 to 22:00 from Tuesday to Sunday. They feature open-air libraries, master classes, lectures, literary readings, meetings with writers, poets and artists – in total more than 700 cultural events. Free admission.

Residents of the capital can choose which of the presented event formats they like the most, as well as representatives of which professions they would like to meet. In addition, city residents will suggest which of the outstanding Muscovites should be invited to participate in public speeches.

"Active citizens" will share their reading habits, including choosing a convenient book format – electronic, audio or printed. And the survey participants will also talk about their favorite places to read and the most interesting literary genres. The wishes and interests of city residents will be taken into account when forming the program of events for the project.

As part of the “Book in the City” project, a book was also prepared for “active citizens” thematic action. Its winners will receive colorful editions as a gift. "Moscow House of Books", as well as a unique opportunity to personally communicate with famous artists – participants of the project.

To take part in the promotion, users must share their opinion in the above-mentioned forum by July 29 inclusive. voting, and then enter the promo code KNIGA2025 in the special field in your profile on website or in the project's mobile application. Then, 30 lucky winners will be selected using a random selection program. The list of winners will be published no later than July 31 in news project "Active Citizen".

The award ceremony for the winners will take place in early August at the venues of the Book in the City project. After the ceremony, there will be creative meetings with invited stars. The winners of the event will be able to get an autograph and take memorable photos with the artists.

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"Moscow House of Books"— is the country's largest state-owned chain of bookstores, continuing the traditions of book trade for more than half a century. Since its opening, the flagship store on Novy Arbat has become an important cultural venue in the capital.

Project "Summer in Moscow" — the main event of the season. It brings together the most vibrant events of the capital. Every day, charity, cultural and sports events are held in all districts of the city, most of which are free. The Summer in Moscow project is being held for the second time, and this season will be more eventful: new, original and colorful events will be added to traditional festivals and events.

Project "Active Citizen" has been operating since 2014. During this time, more than seven million people have joined it, and over seven thousand votes have been held. Every month, the city implements from 30 to 40 decisions made by Muscovites. The project is being developed by the State Institution "New Management Technologies" and the capital Department of Information Technology.

The creation, development and operation of the e-government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant services, as well as other services in electronic form, correspond to the objectives of the national project "Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State" and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration”.

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The traffic pattern on the Garden Ring and several adjacent streets in central Moscow will temporarily change. This is due to the festival "Olympic Moscow"The holiday will take place on July 19, but preparations for it begin in advance.

On July 17, from 00:01, parking will be prohibited on Zubovskaya Street (from Dashkova Lane to Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street) and on Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street (from Yelansky Street to Zubovskaya Street).

On July 18 from 00:01 to 23:59 and on July 20 from 00:01 to 06:00, the lane on Zubovskaya Street (from Dashkova Lane to Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street), Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street (from Yelansky Street to Zubovskaya Street) and Barrikadnaya Street (from house 2/1, building 1 to the Garden Ring) will be closed to motorists.

On July 19, from 00:01 to 17:00, traffic will be closed on Zubovskaya Street (from Dashkova Lane to Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street), on Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street (from Yelanskogo Street to Zubovskaya Street) and Barrikadnaya Street (from house 2/1, building 1 to the Garden Ring). On the same day, from 10:00 to 17:00, traffic will be closed on the Garden Ring and the section of Zubovskaya Street from Dashkova Lane to the Garden Ring.

Drivers are asked to plan their route in advance, taking into account temporary changes. Full details can be found on the website Traffic Management Center.

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The volunteer movement is actively developing in the capital, and nine "Good Place" centers play an important role in this. Since the beginning of the year, they have been visited by over 16 thousand people.

The Dobroe Mesto centers are multifunctional spaces for in-person and online events, communication between friends and like-minded people, support for metropolitan organizations and volunteer associations, as well as forproviding to partners services.

"Good Places" have become an integral part of the city residents' personal and family life, a place for friends to meet, for their ideas to come true, and points of attraction. In our centers, you can start learning about useful activities and socially significant city projects. Anyone can become a volunteer and join events in the districts," shared Alexander Levit, director of the Mosvolonter resource center.

The centres are open from 10:00 to 21:00 Monday through Saturday, and on Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00. You can choose the one closest to your home or work atwebsite resource center "Mosvolonter".

By the end of the year, Muscovites who want to help the participants of the special military operation will be offered master classes on making camouflage nets, trench candles, dry showers and tactical bracelets. Volunteers who support animal shelters will create blankets, collars, beds and toys. Those who wish will be offered classes on painting shoppers, T-shirts and other events. You can register for the events atwebsite.

From postcards to trench candles

The centers provide everything you need to become part of the volunteer community: support, ideas, and like-minded people. Lectures and master classes, trainings, and round tables for Muscovites of different ages, professions, and interests are held here. Families from the district participate in events without going far from home. Children and adults find interesting activities for themselves.

The most popular projects of "Good Place. SAO" were a board game tournament, a master class on creating postcards and a quest. In Zelenograd, the youth picnic gathered the most participants. In the center "Good Place. VAO" Muscovites enjoy creating with epoxy resin.

In the south of the capital, most participants joined a master class on making postcards for veterans of the Great Patriotic War and a patriotic quest. Muscovites also created florariums and Easter decor.

In the "Good Places" in the North-West, North-East and South-West Administrative Districts, city residents wove camouflage nets, created trench candles, knitted blankets for premature babies, painted wooden figures and helped homeless animals.

Activities for helpers of all ages

In "Good Place" you can always find support for your ideas. For example, volunteer of the center "Good Place. SAO" Daria Makhoydina held creative master classes for residents of the district, and Samira Amirova participated in the development of the competition "Volunteer District Games".

Before participating in city events, the Dobroe Mesto centers provide instructions or training. Newcomers receive equipment and ask questions to more experienced like-minded people. Since the beginning of the year, volunteer centers have helped to hold more than 190 city events. Among them are the Lapki festival, the 11th Red Square book festival, the work of the open-air museum Path to Victory, the city graduates' holiday, and the health marathon.

Volunteer center employees conduct kind lessons for schoolchildren and students. They help the children choose interesting areas of assistance and sign up for the first events. Since the beginning of the year, more than 110 kind lessons have been held for 4.4 thousand students.

Exchange of experience and help from like-minded people

"Good Place" is a platform for exchanging experiences. Leaders of volunteer associations hold round tables and joint discussions of city initiatives. More than 600 organizations have become partners of "Good Places", most of them are educational institutions and non-profit organizations (NPOs). They develop volunteerism in districts, inspire beginning volunteers to choose their first activities and join regular assistance.

For capital organizations, a free booking service is available in "Good Places". In order to use it, you need to fill out a questionnaire aboutcooperation and become a partner of the resource center "Mosvolonter". After that, in a special section on the website, you should select and book platformSince the beginning of the year, partners have used the service more than 130 times.

In the district volunteer centers, representatives of NGOs and educational organizations receive methodological manuals and other training materials from the Mosvolonter center. They are pre-registered in the section "Ordering training materials"Since the beginning of the year, partners have used the service more than 50 times.

Organizing volunteer activities and engaging in city events are in line with the objectives of the national project "Youth and Children" and the federal project “We are together”.

You can find out more about the volunteer movement in the capital on the resource center website "Mosvolonter", on his social network page "VKontakte" Andtelegram channel.

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Summer is not only a time of rest for schoolchildren, but also a time of new opportunities. The children go tohikes, are mastering circus arts and acting, try their hand at the role firefighters and rescuers and even go sailing.

Residents learn to operate boats and yachts and understand sea and river navigation at the Moscow City Children's Marine Center named after Peter the Great, a structural division of center for the development of creativity of children and youth "Hermes"Classes are held in the main building of the institution and in the waters of the Khimki Reservoir.

A mos.ru correspondent went to the coast and found out how the kids are mastering shipping, rowing and yachting.

"Eight", bollard and navigation simulator

The Moscow City Children's Marine Center named after Peter the Great is located on Leningradskoe Shosse, not far from the Vodny Stadion metro station. Future sailors and their teachers have several buildings, separate berths, and part of the Khimki Reservoir at their disposal. In the summer, educational shifts of the "Vacation with Benefit" program are held here for schoolchildren. Each shift lasts five days. Under the guidance of counselors, children join squads – crews and from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00 learn the basics of navigation.

"In one shift, we try to give each child the most useful and interesting things. The children get acquainted with the terminology, study the basics of maritime affairs, and then try to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. The uniqueness of our center is that we are the only organization in Moscow at the capital

Department of Education, which has its own exit to the water area. The children learn to sail on rowboats and small sailboats. Six experienced teachers work with them, among them are masters of sports in rowing and professional yachtsmen. We invite children from seven to 14 years old to the summer program. Last year, about 600 people joined us in June, July and August,” says Artem Osadchiy, head of the Moscow City Children's Marine Center named after Peter the Great.

Young Muscovites take their first steps as cabin boys, navigators, boatswains and captains in the educational building of the center on Leningradskoe Shosse (building 56a). You can recognize it by its bright terracotta facades and a large sign that reads: “The path to the navy begins here.” The hall is decorated with a wind rose and a large wooden steering wheel, and the walls of the corridors are decorated with portraits of naval officers. We turn right and pass by display cases with models of sailing ships and submarines and go into one of the offices. Geographical maps hang on the walls, a huge globe stands on the cabinet, and a friendly group of guys from the third crew sit on chairs in front of a large screen. Today they are studying mooring methods and sea knots.

A few minutes later, the children go out into the yard with the teacher and, like real sailors, try to throw the mooring lines — ropes — over the line indicated by the teacher. This is what sailors do to secure a ship to the pier. Then the children wrap the rope around the bollard — a pair of small metal pipes for mooring ships, making loops in the shape of the number eight. When the knots are tied tightly, the children jump for joy: the imaginary ship is moored!

Another unusual task awaits the children at the next lesson. On the second floor, in one of the classrooms, there is a huge ship's wheelhouse – a navigation simulator. The students sit down in chairs near the display, and the ocean rages in front of them on the big screen. It seems as if the cabin is really floating on the water. The realism of what is happening is enhanced by the sound of waves from the speakers. Using switches and levers, you can control the ship, completing tasks: save a person who has fallen overboard and go around a huge barge. A couple of seconds – and the weather on the screen changes: a storm begins. Visibility drops, but the children do not give up – they overcome the waves, maneuvering between the ships.

"This simulator not only imitates navigation, but also develops the vestibular system, allowing you to understand how pitching feels. The simulator also helps in preparing for boating in the water area. The waves are small here, but skill is also needed. As a rule, going out on the water is the most anticipated event for the children. And we try to allow them on boats and yachts at least three times per shift. And in addition to navigation, the program includes unique activities: a tour of the Khimki Reservoir, laser tag, active games and tourism. Under the guidance of experienced instructors, children learn to pitch a tent and make a fire," emphasizes Artem Osadchiy.

River navigation and teamwork

After theoretical lessons, the children head to the shore of the Khimki Reservoir, where snow-white boats await them on wooden piers. The children put on life jackets, descend from the pier onto the vessel and take up the oars. Vladimir Petukhov, a rowing coach and teacher at the Peter the Great Moscow City Children's Marine Center, gets into the boat with them.

"On rowboats, children learn to row. This activity develops strength, endurance and coordination, and teaches teamwork. In rowing, it is important to do everything in a coordinated and synchronized manner, because if one lags behind, the others feel it too. At the same time, the main task of the coach is not only to teach the child to row correctly, but also to help him cope with the fear of water or pitching. A boat passed, waves appeared, and the children became worried. And we calm them down, show how to overcome them with the bow or stern. You can also place the boat parallel to the waves. The children quickly remember and eagerly await the next lessons," says Vladimir Petukhov.

Among the brave rowers is second-grader Arkady Grozdov. He confidently holds the oar and looks around. At seven years old, he can not only control a rowboat, but also work in a team. In the future, the boy wants to become a captain and lead ships along the Moscow River.

"Rowing is not an easy activity, but I really like it. I get into the boat, take the oar and get ready to follow the teacher's commands. If he says "starboard", it means you need to turn right, if "portboard" – to the left. It is important to row at the same time as the other guys. Without synchronized movements, nothing will work," notes Arkady Grozdov.

The boys row and the boats set sail. First they go straight ahead, then turn left, towards Nikolsky Tupik. Large vessels do not sail in this part of the Khimki Reservoir, and it is safe to learn navigation here.

Set the sail

The kids have also gathered at the neighboring pier. The boys and girls in colorful life jackets are waiting for centerboard boats — small boats with sails. Ekaterina Kochkina, a teacher at the Moscow City Children's Marine Center named after Peter the Great, a master of sports in sailing and a hereditary yachtsman, helps the children get on them. Following the example of her father, brothers and sisters, she has been sailing yachts for more than 20 years. Introducing centerboard boats to young Muscovites, Ekaterina Kochkina tries to reveal to them all the intricacies of her favorite business.

"A centerboard boat is a small yacht. We spread the sail and set the direction using a feather, similar to the fin of a bright orange rudder. Where we turn it, that's where the boat will go. In order for the centerboard boat to start moving forward, you need to set the sail at an angle of about 45 degrees to the wind. When leaving the pier, we take two children on the boat, and we try to give each one a task. For example, one is responsible for the sail, the other for the helm," says Ekaterina Kochkina.

The most important thing in sailing is the wind. Even the youngest passengers of centerboard boats can determine its direction. Among them is nine-year-old Alexandra Molchanova. She spent her first shift under sail last year, and this summer she is already confidently holding her own on the boat and quickly determines which way the wind is blowing.

"There are multi-colored strings on the sail – "sorcerers". They help to set the yacht on course. If the boat is moving, and both strings fly back, it means we are going with the wind. I associate centerboard boats with the sea, and I like that, even living far from the south, you can feel like you are there. I have not yet thought about whether I will connect my life with shipping, but next year I would like to take part in such a shift again," says Alexandra Molchanova.

Having become familiar with boat and dinghy management, the children often stay at the center in the fall. From September, various thematic programs are held here, including ship modeling and robotics, and before the river navigation closes, separate classes in rowing and sailing are organized.

You can register your child for a summer shift or annual courses at the Moscow City Children's Marine Center named after Peter the Great atmos.ru portal using the service "Registration in clubs, sports sections and art schools" in the "Services" section. In the opened tab, you need to find the institution in the search bar. The registration will appear for the new school year.

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Cybercriminals are constantly inventing new ways to deceive citizens. For example, the number of cases of fraud using deepfake technology has been growing recently. Using artificial intelligence, attackers reproduce voice messages and video calls allegedly from relatives, friends or colleagues. Then, using synthesized voices and videos, they try to lure out personal information and gain access to citizens' savings. At the project event "Call me back yourself" Experts talked about common techniques used by criminals who use deepfake technology and gave useful recommendations to help protect yourself and your loved ones.

Today, one of the most common methods of fraud based on deepfake technology is fake video calls, audio and images generated using artificial intelligence. Criminals can send a message in a messenger and even make a video call on behalf of relatives, friends, bosses and colleagues. They use audio, photos and video materials from social networks recorded during the conversation to create realistic messages. Then, based on this data, a neural network creates a digital double. This is done by superimposing a face on top of another on a real video recording. In some cases, the message is completely generated by artificial intelligence.

After creating a deepfake, criminals begin an attack on a person. They send him a voice message, call him on a messenger via video link under the guise of a relative, friend, colleague or boss. At first, the fake character has a normal, confidential conversation, but then moves on to luring personal information, asking for money for some needs, for example, for treatment, or demanding to transfer it to some mythical safe account.

"Fraudsters play out their schemes in several stages: first, they collect and process information about a potential victim, then they establish contact with them and lead them to the final maneuver – a call or video message supposedly from a person the user trusts. Under stress and psychological pressure, they can believe the deepfake, transfer money to the attackers or transfer personal information. To protect yourself, you do not need to block all calling friends and colleagues on your phone: you can recognize synthesized speech and images even despite their high realism and accuracy. Signs of deception may include unnatural facial expressions, desynchronization of voice and video, suspicious elements in the photo, unusual wording or pronunciation errors, a mechanical, emotionless voice," said Valentina Shilina, head of the "Call Back Yourself" project of the Moscow

Department of Information Technology.

There are other ways to recognize a deepfake. For example, if the call is not from the subscriber's usual number. You also need to consider the manner of communication. An attempt to intimidate, evoke strong emotions, force prompt decision-making, and other methods of psychological pressure may indicate the actions of an intruder. If any of the signs are noticed, the video call and communication should be stopped. To find out whether the call was from a relative or friend, you should contact the subscriber in another way to clarify the details.

Simple recommendations from experts will help protect you from fraudsters when communicating in messengers. So, when answering a suspicious call, do not say "yes", "I agree", "I confirm". Criminals can record the moment these words are spoken, and then use them to confirm any transactions on behalf of the deceived person.

In addition, to communicate with family and friends, it is worth thinking up a password or a security question with an answer in advance. In the future, this will help determine that the conversation is not a fraudster. Attackers collect basic information about their victims and may already know some details of a person's life, so a funny, unusual or absurd question will help confuse criminals.

Experts also remind that you should not share SMS codes to access confidential information with anyone. No organization or company will ask you to disclose the code; only scammers will do this. And a public figure, such as a famous artist, blogger, or TV presenter, will never call an ordinary person.

In addition, government organizations, law enforcement agencies, and companies do not use personal numbers and messengers. To check the information, it is enough to find out the landline phone number on the official website of the organization and call it to clarify the details. As a rule, all issues are resolved during a personal meeting at the official representative office. Also, to protect the device and account from theft and hacking, the user should set up two-factor authorization wherever possible: in banking and official applications, messengers, accounts on the government services portal.

Learn more about how scammers use deepfakes and get useful and clear recommendations from experts in the webinar recording "Call me back yourself". The project website also contains a memo with basic information on the topic. "Deepfake Scams: How to Avoid Being Scammed?".

A free telegram bot will help you check the audio message you received for synthesized speech and signs of fraud "Stopfake", created as part of the "Call Back Yourself" project. The service uses artificial intelligence to analyze sent text messages, screenshots of correspondence, and audio files, determining the likelihood of fraudulent schemes.

The online information project "Call Back Yourself" was created in 2022. It helps city residents protect themselves and their loved ones from telephone and Internet fraud.project website information about upcoming in-person and online events is available, as well as memos and recommendations from experts, recordings of past webinars and other useful materials.

You can learn more about the capital's digital ecosystem and study the history of technology development over 30 years thanks to this popular science film "Moscow in Digital".

The creation and support of information security tools, as well as counteracting cyber fraud, are in line with the objectives of the national project "Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State".

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