International exhibition and forum “Russia”: what to see

The international exhibition and forum “Russia” takes place from November 4, 2023 to April 12, 2024 at VDNKh in Moscow. How the event is organized and what you can see there is in the Kommersant information.

How did the idea for the exhibition come about?

On March 29, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on organizing the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia” in 2023–2024 at VDNKh “in order to demonstrate the country’s most important achievements in various sectors of the economy, as well as to promote further international cooperation of the Russian Federation.”

The exhibition dates were chosen November 4, 2023—April 12, 2024. The chairman of the organizing committee was the first deputy head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kiriyenko. Vladimir Putin himself plans to personally attend the event one of the days. According to one of the scenarios, he Maybe publicly announce his nomination for a new presidential term on this very platform – as part of an event at which all Russian regions will be represented. According to a Kommersant source, “this will be the core event of the entire campaign.”

Here Vladimir Putin can deliver a message to the Federal Assembly in March 2024.

How the exhibition “Russia” works

The exhibition “Russia” began work on November 4, National Unity Day. The first day ended with the show “Portal to the Future” with the participation of Larisa Dolina, Yulianna Karaulova, singer Shaman and Natalia Podolskaya. During the first three days of operation, the exhibition was visited by 448 thousand people.

Visiting the exhibition is free. Registration on the official website is required for certain events. The exhibition is open to all visitors from November 4, 2023 to April 12, 2024.

Tuesday–Thursday from 10:00 to 21:00.

Friday—Sunday from 10:00 to 22:00.

Monday is a day off.

What to see at the Russia exhibition

One of the central objects of the exhibition will be gallery “Achievements of Russia”. This is a huge collider-shaped tunnel, almost 10 m high and 166 m long, inside which there are interactive installations with the most important inventions and events.

Guests are greeted at the entrance to the exhibition installation based on the “Embroidered Map of Russia”. This map was created by hand in 2022 by craftswomen from Chuvashia and other regions.

At the exhibition you can fly simulator of the newest Russian airliner MS-21 And visit the Mir bathyscaphe. Presented at the stand of the Kaliningrad region interactive model of an amber quarry, where, with the help of a controlled mini-excavator, anyone can independently extract amber. At the stand of the Republic of Buryatia there is an improvised Mi-8/17 helicopter cockpit.

A complete schedule of all events is available on the website russia.ru. The exhibition also has an official mobile application: it has a navigator for the days of the week and different activities.

During From November 8 to January 14, regional days are planned at the exhibition, where the head of each subject will talk about the achievements of recent years. The Days of the Russian Economy will be held at the exhibition from January 15 to February 9. From February 12 to March 7, deputy prime ministers and heads of federal departments will talk about achievements in fulfilling government tasks.

All 89 regions, 22 federal executive authorities, as well as 20 companies, corporations and public organizations are taking part in the exhibition. A total of 131 expositions are presented.