Cooperation of St. Petersburg State University of Economics with the Roscongress Foundation At The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum: Results and Prospects

This issue of Open to the World, a special edition produced by the Russian Convention Bureau (RCB), describes recent trends in sustainable territorial development, enumerates actions to be done in order to preserve the environment, and tells the readers about ecological projects and green technologies in Russia. Also, in this publication the Russian Convention Bureau introduces regional passports, a new product that it has developed, and presents a summary of the passport of Kamchatka Territory as an example.

Minister for the development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexei Chekunkov speaks about new opportunities offered by the far east in an evolving world, the impact of the pandemic, and an elite force of management personnel

Ekaterinburg — the administrative center of the Sverdlovsk region — is an industrial, metallurgical, mining, transport and cultural center located between Europe and Asia. It is difficult to find another place in the world in which so many precious stones are concentrated. Ural gems are not just minerals, but a miracle of nature, glorified in fairy tales.

This article published in Polar Geography magazine, addresses conferences as the central meeting and cooperation point for the international and interdisciplinary community interested in the Arctic development.