The Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Region Mikhail Kotyukov took part in a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization "Russian Geographical Society". The results and plans of the work of the RGS branch, as well as its development projects for the near future, were presented to the Governor.
The regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society plans to open an open-air museum of nomadic culture in the Yermakovsky District, as well as to create a park-museum of the development of the North on Molokova Island in Krasnoyarsk.
Another large-scale project is the creation of the Siberian District Headquarters in Krasnoyarsk, which will unite ten subjects of the Siberian Federal District and become the outpost of the Russian Geographical Society in the east of the country. The building, recognized as a monument of regional significance, is planned to be fully restored in two years. This was reported by the Governor himself:
— The Krasnoyarsk branch of the Russian Geographical Society is consistently named among the strongest in the country. According to the results of 2023, it took first place in the rating of regional branches of the RGS. The Society not only carries out expeditionary work, but also engages in extensive educational activities, popularization of our heritage, and also develops new tourist routes. I believe that the initiatives of the RGS, which immensely attract interest in our nature and heritage, are very much needed today.
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In 2025, the Russian Geographical Society celebrates its 180th anniversary. Meanwhile, the regional branch of the RGS is preparing for its 125th anniversary, which will take place in 2026. In total, there are 12 local branches in the following localities of the region: Kansk, Minusinsk, Norilsk, Taimyr, Turukhansk, Yeniseisk, Khatanga, Zheleznogorsk, Evenkia and Zelenogorsk. In 2024, branches were opened in Achinsk and Igarka. Eight youth clubs of the RGS were created on the basis of the leading universities of the region and local branches of the society.