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Members of the "Molodogvardeets" association, part of the "Golden Hands of an Angel" volunteer organization, sent 50 medical pouches for service dogs to the Special Military Operations (SMO) zone. This is the first batch of equipment manufactured by the activists at the direct request of dog handlers. All items have successfully passed testing at the dog training center. The team has now begun developing protective footwear for the animals.

The first to come to the rescue

Dozens of dogs serve in the SVO zone, assisting soldiers in various tasks. They require equipment that provides additional protection and helps them operate more effectively.

The Young Guards didn't just improve the standard animal equipment. They increased the size of the pouches to accommodate the maximum amount of necessary medications and bandages. They also selected a stiffer fabric and employed a special Velcro system that allows the pouches to be accessed with one hand, eliminating unnecessary movement.

"Today, just like during the Great Patriotic War, dogs perform a wide variety of tasks on the front lines: mine detection, reconnaissance, and ambulance services. The army first aid kit vest for medical dogs consists of two pouches. A dog can go where humans would find it difficult," said Amira Magomedova, head of the Kuntsevo branch of Molodogvardeets.

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To test the prototypes, the activists contacted the Fili Children's Park Canine Center, headed by Alexey Efremov, a canine handler with 20 years of experience. He regularly travels to the SVO zone.

Specialists trained service dogs, outfitting them with equipment. The animals ran, followed commands, and demonstrated their primary skill: crawling up to a simulated wounded person and presenting their side, allowing them to retrieve what they needed from a pouch.

Following testing, the first batch of medical pouches was shipped to Belgorod, from where they will be delivered to the front lines. The activists regularly collect feedback from dog handlers to refine their designs. It is planned to increase production volumes once the design is complete.

Along with the first batch of dog pouches, the Young Guards delivered camouflage nets, thermal blankets, and soft stretchers to the front lines. The humanitarian aid also included medical supplies and bandages.

Currently, at the request of military personnel, the team has begun developing new equipment—protective boots for dogs. This will protect their paws from possible cuts from shards of glass, rebar, and sharp concrete fragments.

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In the Zaryadye concert hall, which is under the jurisdiction of the capital Department of CultureThe 4th Moscow Summer Music Festival "Zaryadye" will take place from June 6 to July 5. Ticket sales opened today.

“The festival program includes more than three dozen symphonic and chamber music concerts, opera productions, and jazz and ethnomusic concerts featuring world-renowned stars,” noted the Moscow Government Minister and head of the Moscow Department of Culture.

Alexey Fursin.

The festival will be the largest event in the world of classical music. It will feature performances by Valery Gergiev, Ildar Abdrazakov, Nikolai Lugansky, Vadim Repin, Ivan Rudin, and Nadezhda Pavlova. Guests will also see performances by the country's leading ensembles: the symphony orchestras of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and the Mariinsky Theatre, the Russian National Orchestra, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, and others.

The festival will open with the premiere production of the opera Lohengrin Richard Wagner. Performances will take place on June 6 and 7. Ivan Gyngazov will perform the title role. The production will feature soloists who have completed the OperaCall creative challenge program—a special project of the Zaryadye Hall for young opera singers from across the country.

For Russia Day, the Danilov Monastery Choir will prepare a special festive program.

On June 16, to mark the 120th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich's birth, a concert by Narek Hakhnazaryan and the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra will take place. The program includes: First Cello Concerto.

June 19 Ekaterina Mechetina and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia will perform Sergei Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto. The orchestra will also present Gustav Holst's grand suite "The Planets." Conductor: Arsenty Tkachenko.

June 24 The Oleg Lundstrem State Chamber Jazz Orchestra, along with singer Marie Carne, will perform jazz hits and famous songs from the golden era of Hollywood.

The festival will conclude with a traditional open-air concert in Zaryadye Park.

The full festival schedule is available on the official website of the Zaryadye Concert Hall.

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Entrepreneurs can purchase two large non-residential premises in Moscow's Western Administrative District, designated for housing consumer services businesses, at city auctions. Kirill Purtov, head of the capital's Department of Competition Policy.

"Entrepreneurs who require spacious premises for their business can consider purchasing two properties in the Western Administrative District at auction. They are located in the Solntsevo and Filevsky Park districts, and each exceeds 500 square meters in area. According to the terms of the contracts, the winning bidders are required to maintain the designated use of some of the premises—services—for five years from the date of acquisition. These properties can be used to open service and repair centers, beauty salons, large ateliers, dry cleaners, photo studios, and other businesses," noted Kirill Purtov.

The seller of the property is the capital Department of City Property. First The premises are located at the following address: 50th Anniversary of October Street, Building 1, Block 1. Second The two properties are located on Filevsky Boulevard (building 24). Their areas are 546.7 and 528.9 square meters, respectively. One is located in the basement, and the other is on the second floor.

The deadline for applications to participate in the auctions will be March 24 and April 9. The auctions will take place on April 2 and 21 on the Roseltorg electronic platform. Registration and an enhanced, qualified electronic signature are required to participate.

The capital is putting various properties up for auction, and the showcase for them is Moscow investment portal. In the section Moscow Auctions There is all the necessary information about the lots, including photographs, documentation, conditions and form of implementation.

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The development of electronic services for business is in line with the objectives of the national project "Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State" and the Moscow regional project "Digital Public Administration." More information about Russia's national projects and the capital's contribution can be found atspecial page.

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In the collection Museum of CosmonauticsThe Museum of Cosmonauts, under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Department of Culture and home to over 100,000 items, contains items donated by cosmonauts of different generations. Some of these items are on display at the permanent exhibition, while others are kept in storage.

Oleg Artemyev

In December 2025, the exhibition "True Friend Oleg Artemyev" opened, marking the 55th birthday of Hero of Russia and Russian pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Germanovich Artemyev. He donated over 500 artifacts to the museum, many of which can be seen in the halls—photographs, personal belongings, and examples of space technology. The exhibition will run until March 8 and can be visited by entrance tickets.

The flight suit, helmet, gloves from the Sokol-KV-2 emergency rescue suit, and gloves from the Orlan-MK spacesuit, donated to the museum by Oleg Artemyev, have become part of the permanent exhibition.

The Orlan-MK spacesuit gloves are a unique device: each piece is individually crafted and molded, designed for only one or two spacewalks. The International Space Station (ISS) currently uses upgraded and computerized Orlan-MKS spacesuits, weighing 110 kilograms and boasting a battery life of up to seven hours.

Yuri Gagarin

One of the museum's key figures is, of course, Yuri Gagarin. The halls feature unique exhibits related to the first human spaceflight. These include, for example, the Vostok spacecraft's descent module and the first spacesuit, the SK-1. These were the suits worn by Yuri Gagarin, Gherman Titov, Andriyan Nikolaev, Pavel Popovich, Valery Bykovsky, and Valentina Tereshkova in orbit. A special spacesuit, the SK-2, was created for the first woman in space.

Yuri Alekseevich's daughter, Elena, donated her father's most valuable educational documents to the museum, including a transcript, a diploma with honors from the K.E. Voroshilov Chkalov Military Aviation School, and a Certificate from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR conferring upon Yuri Gagarin the title of "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR." These exhibits can also be seen in the "Morning of the Space Era" hall in a circular display case.

Alexey Leonov

The Cosmonautics Museum boasts an extensive collection of paintings, graphic art, and decorative and applied arts—somewhat unusual for a cultural institution focused on science and technology. The painting collection comprises over 500 items and spans the century-long history of cosmism in art, from the 1920s to the first quarter of the 21st century. This collection can be considered the finest in the country.

The collection's formation began with the painting "Over the Black Sea" by pilot-cosmonaut and Hero of the Soviet Union Alexei Leonov. This work, one of his first, was painted in 1972, and depicted the Earth as seen from orbit by a cosmonaut. It was in the Black Sea region that Leonov conducted his spacewalk.

Thanks to Alexei Arkhipovich and his daughter Oksana, who also donated exhibits to the museum, visitors can see paintings and personal belongings of the cosmonaut. The permanent exhibition includes a dress uniform and paraphernalia from Alexei Leonov's art studio—brushes, paints, folding easels, and some furniture.

Incidentally, Alexei Leonov collaborated with artist Andrei Sokolov to create designs for postage stamps, particularly for the "15 Years of the Space Age" series. Stamps featuring their designs were issued not only in the USSR but also, for example, in Cuba. Examples are held in the philatelic collection of the Cosmonautics Museum.

Lunokhod, Mars exploration, and the Morning Star. Let's go to the stamp exhibition at the Cosmonautics Museum.

In 2015, a commemorative item was unveiled—a special bench, a gift from American astronaut Thomas Stafford, a friend of Alexei Leonov, for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz program (1975). It has become a symbol of their long-standing friendship and a landmark exhibit commemorating the first joint manned mission between the USSR and the USA. The polished aluminum bench is on permanent display. Visitors can sit on it and examine elements of the Apollo-Soyuz program laser-etched onto its surface.

Displayed nearby are the flight suits of crew commander Alexei Leonov and flight engineer Valery Kubasov, made of a special fabric suitable for the oxygen-rich atmosphere of the Apollo spacecraft cabin. During the flight, the cosmonauts completed the program's objectives: rendezvous and docking, crew transfers between the spacecraft, mission control center interactions, and joint scientific experiments.

Tickets for the permanent exhibition can be purchased using the service Mosbilet.

Pearls of the Cosmonautics Museum's collections

Some gifts from cosmonauts are kept in the museum's collections. For example, in 2022, Oleg Artemyev "sent into space" the entire staff of the Cosmonautics Museum: a commemorative photograph of the staff, taken in front of the museum building, was printed aboard the International Space Station during Expedition ISS-67, and the photograph remained in orbit for a long time. The photograph later returned to Earth along with Oleg Germanovich's personal belongings. It is now kept in the museum's collections.

Another cosmonaut-artist and Hero of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, donated nearly 200 artifacts and memorabilia to the museum's collection. Among his paintings is the famous diptych, "Gagarin Before Launch" and "Earth's Starry Childhood." The latter depicts the cosmonaut's meeting with the first witnesses of his return to Earth in 1961—Rumiya Nurskanova and her grandmother, Anikhayat (some sources refer to them as Rita and Anna)—three kilometers from the village of Smelovka in the Saratov Region.

Photos from Orbit: Exploring the Exhibits at the "Dzhanibekov Effect" Exhibition

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Early spring isn't exactly awash with fresh fruits and vegetables. But Moscow's fairs have plenty to delight the city's residents: dairy cuisine is now the focus. The stalls feature desserts made from traditional Russian recipes with a modern twist.

For example, at the fair on Akademika Lisitsyna Street, they offer a royal vatrushka (a cheesecake made with a quintessentially Russian flavor). Under a golden, shortbread crust, customers can enjoy a delicate cottage cheese soufflé. You can also find a cottage cheese casserole with strawberries at the fair, offering a vibrant taste experience. Its recipe is simple and time-tested: it's made with cottage cheese, eggs, and berries.

Those who enjoy starting their morning with sweet, high-protein treats will love the "For Breakfast" dessert, offered at a fair in the Southwestern Administrative District. The curd-based mixture can be eaten with a spoon straight from the package. The manufacturer has added whole berries, such as strawberries or blueberries.

Instead of the usual yogurts, at the fair on Semyonovskaya Square, you can buy delicate panna cotta with juicy strawberries or peach slices. Another unusual dessert offered here is airy sour cream with subtle chocolate notes.

Moscow fairs are a traditional destination for city residents to purchase high-quality, fresh farm produce from over 40 regions of Russia. Each supplier guarantees the quality and freshness of their products, and specialists State Veterinary Service of Moscowcheck the products before sending them to the shelves.

Fair participants are provided with free space. Fair pavilions are located near metro stations and other busy locations and are equipped with heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and video surveillance systems, as well as commercial and refrigeration equipment. This makes them comfortable to visit.

Moscow fairs invite regional agricultural aggregators to collaborate, representing several farms and enterprises simultaneously. This not only allows local producers to enter the capital's market but also attracts tourists to the region and positively impacts its image. More information about collaboration is available on the official website of the State Budgetary Institution. Moscow Fairs.

New regional gastronomic embassies are appearing in the capital.What dumplings can you buy at the Moscow-on-the-Wave fish markets and Moscow fairs?

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At the Center for Oceanography and Marine Biology Moskvarium VDNKh has welcomed new inhabitants—mudskippers and basilisks. They've been given all the necessary conditions: a spacious biotope aquarium, an optimal microclimate, and a well-designed feeding system tailored to their diet.

Mudskippers are tropical fish that spend most of their lives on land. They share features with amphibians: muscular pectoral fins act as limbs, they breathe air through their skin, and their eyes on the top of their heads can rotate independently, providing vision both in water and on land.

Mudskippers inhabit mangroves and intertidal zones throughout the tropics, from Africa to Southeast Asia and Australia. These fish are named for a reason: they can leap up to 30 centimeters to avoid predators or reach new land.

The double-crested basilisk is a lizard whose crest evokes associations with the mythical creature of the same name, which could turn a person to stone with its gaze. Translated from Greek, the word "basiliskos" means "little king."

Adult basilisks reach 60–80 centimeters in length, with their tail accounting for almost two-thirds of their body. These lizards are excellent swimmers, capable of staying underwater for half an hour. They are also skilled and fast runners on land, reaching speeds of up to 11 kilometers per hour.

Unusual animals are already on display at the Moskvarium. Opening hours and ticket prices are available atwebsite.

The sea behind glass and caring for rare species: how the Moskvarium at VDNKh works

The Moskvarium opened to the public on August 5, 2015. It is one of the largest oceanariums in Europe, located hundreds of kilometers from the coast. It is home to over 12,000 animals, covers an area of over 53,000 square meters, and its aquariums and pools hold approximately 25 million liters of water. The Moskvarium is also a scientific center for oceanography and marine biology, employing dozens of highly qualified specialists: hydrobiologists, ichthyologists, veterinarians, biochemists, and many others.

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The capital's social security digital services are constantly evolving, responding to residents' needs. You can now schedule a consultation with a family mediator onlineSpecialists are ready to provide support to Moscow families at any stage of the conflict.

"When disagreements arise between spouses, it's important to find a way to reach an agreement before the conflict escalates. Mediation offers a constructive approach: with the help of a neutral mediator, the parties can thoroughly address each contentious issue in the relationship and reset it. If a couple is in the process of divorce or has already ended their relationship, but there is a misunderstanding regarding child custody, communication arrangements, or child support, mediation allows for conflict resolution without protracted litigation. This approach helps reach an agreement that satisfies everyone. The new appointment scheduling service will allow you to quickly contact specialists without postponing a meeting," said Olga Gracheva, Director of the Center for Mediation and Social and Legal Assistance.

Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscow.

To receive mediation assistance, a family simply submits a request through the scheduling service. They must select the topic of their request, such as a dispute over child custody or a desire to preserve the family, and indicate their area of residence. A mediator will then contact the applicant to arrange a time and location for the meeting.

Moscow-based conflict resolution practices will be expanded to Russian regions.

This year, all family mediators in the capital's social services began working according to uniform standards developed by the Center for Mediation and Social and Legal Assistance. These standards outline clear procedures for interacting with clients and standard requirements for the qualifications of specialists. This guarantees high-quality professional assistance in resolving family disputes.

Demand for independent mediators among Moscow residents is steadily growing: they help parties reach compromises, restore relationships, and overcome crises. Over the past two years, the number of couples offered mediation has increased sixfold. Seventy percent of them were able to reach an agreement with the help of a specialist.

Family mediators Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscow They use modern technologies and methods that are effective in providing comprehensive support to both parents with children and couples without children. During the initial informational and explanatory meeting, the mediator examines the situation and decides whether mediation is appropriate. The "Parental Plan" technology holds a special place. It helps couples after divorce develop a shared strategy for raising children.

If spouses have decided to divorce and filed a joint divorce petition at the My Documents government services center, they are offered conciliation counseling. If necessary, the couple will be provided with the services of a family psychologist.

National project "Family" The national project has been in effect since 2025 by decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Its main goal is to support families with children, large families, reproductive health, and strengthening family values. The national project also includes the development of initiatives for active aging, ensuring high-quality care for the elderly, and creating a family-oriented cultural infrastructure. In support of the national project "Family," a social advertising campaign, "Family Values," is being conducted to demonstrate that a large family is a great blessing.

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