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The Worldwide St. Petersburg Club is a non-profit organization founded in 1991. The aims of the club are: unification of the people who understand the unique significance of St. Petersburg for Russia, Europe and the world, the revival of St. Petersburg as a spiritual, intellectual, scientific and cultural center, cooperation with state, municipal, public institutions on the revival of the city, the establishment and support connections with the natives of St. Petersburg and their descendants abroad. At club meetings, the most important events for the city and the country are discussed, philosophical discussions, openings, art evenings of club members, presentation of books from the “Library of the Worldwide St. Petersburg Club" are held. The President of the Worldwide St. Petersburg Club is Mikhail Piotrovsky, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, General Director of the State Hermitage.

Lugano is the ninth largest city of Switzerland by population and the largest city in Ticino. It ranks as the third largest banking center in the country and a financial center of international significance. Lugano is also known for its educational system, as well as university and research programs. The city is attractive for companies and entities from high dynamic economic sectors like biotechnologies and artificial intelligence. Nestled between the Lugano Prealps and standing at the edge of Lake Lugano (Ceresio), the city is a popular resort. Its natural beauties along with local culture and various outdoor activities attract tourists from all over the world.

The State Hermitage is a museum of fine and decorative arts located in St. Petersburg. Founded in 1764, it is one of the largest art museums in the world.

The State Hermitage possesses a collection of about 3 million works of art and monuments of world culture. This includes painting, graphics, sculpture and applied art, archaeological finds and numismatic material.

The main museum complex consists of six interconnected buildings — the Winter Palace, the Reserve House of the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage, the Large (Old) Hermitage, the New Hermitage and the Hermitage Theatre. There are 365 halls totally open to the public. Besides, the General Staff Building, the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory, “Staraya Derevnya” restoration and storage center, and the Menshikov Palace belong to the Hermitage Museum.

The awarding ceremony of the International Golden Trezzini Awards for Architecture and Design is held at the Hermitage Theatre.

The Imperial Porcelain Manufactory is the first and largest porcelain manufacturer in Russia. In 2025, the IPM will celebrate its 281st anniversary. For almost three centuries, the Manufactory has witnessed many historical events, preserving the memory of each era in its works.

The Manufactory's product range includes 4,000 items: dinnerware sets, vases and sculptures, decorative layers, museum replicas. About 70% of the production cycle is manual work. The IPM employs more than 1,200 people, five artists have been awarded the title of «Honored Artist of the Russian Federation».

In 2025, the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory became the official manufacturer of the Golden Trezzini Awards — sculptures depicting the first architect of St. Petersburg, Domenico Trezzini.

State Museum of St. Petersburg History is one of the largest Russian museums of history. The museum funds contain 1.3 mln+ exhibits, telling about the history of the City on the Neva since its founding to nowadays.

The museum's center is the Peter and Paul Fortress, a unique cultural and architectural landmark, a memorial of fortification art of the 18th to 20th centuries. The Peter and Paul Cathedral, the dominant of the architectural ensemble, is one of the city symbols, a burial site of the Royal Family of the Romanovs. Historical buildings of the Peter and Paul Fortress contain expositions and temporary exhibitions of the museum.

The State Museum of St. Petersburg History comprises several sites: the Rumyantsev Mansion at the Angliyskaya Embankment, the Alexander Block memorial flat, the Sergey Kirov Museum, the Monument to Leningrad Heroic Defenders located at the Pobeda Square, the Museum of Printing, the Museum of St. Petersburg Avant Garde (the Matyushin House), and the Schlusselburg Fortress Oreshek.

The best projects submitted at the Golden Trezzini Awards will be added to the Museum's collection.

The State Russian Museum is the world's largest collection of Russian art, housed in a unique architectural complex in the historical centre of St Petersburg. It was the first museum of Russian art, initiated by Emperor Alexander III.

The museum collection contains over 400 000 exhibits covering all major periods and trends in the history of Russian art, all main types and genres, trends and schools of Russian art over more than a thousand years: from the X to the XXI century.

Today, the area of the museum complex is more than 30 hectares. The collection is accommodated in buildings that are outstanding monuments of the XVIII-XIX century architecture: Mikhailovsky, Stroganov, Marble Palaces, and Mikhailovsky Castle. Mikhailovsky Garden, Summer Garden and Peter I's Summer Palace as well as Cabin of Peter the Great are also part of the museum complex.

The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg is the permanent supreme and only legislative body of state power in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1994, it is formed from deputies elected for a term of five years. The main task of the Legislative Assembly is to develop and adopt laws regulating the life of the city, as well as control over the execution of the budget and the implementation of state programs. The deputies of the Legislative Assembly pay great attention to issues of urban development and the preservation of the architectural heritage of Saint Petersburg; there is a permanent commission on urban development, land and property issues.

The all-Russian non-governmental organization ‘Union of Architects of Russia’ is a creative public association of professionals in architecture, urban planning, cultural heritage protection, and architectural studies.

The Union of Architects of Russia comprises 100 regional units and 8 interregional associations of the Union's organizations. In 2016 at the Union's Congress Mr. Nikolay Shumakov, Chief Architect of the Metrogiprotrans, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Professor of the International Academy of Architecture, was elected President of the Union.

An important line of the Union's activities is the organization of festivals, contests, exhibitions, and other events related to architecture.

The landmark Corinthia St Petersburg stands proudly in the heart of the Nevsky Prospect, the confluence of St. Petersburg's enigmatic past and vibrant present. Grand in every sense of the word, two majestic 19th-century buildings house a suitably opulent interior, where elegance is met with an unmistakable warmth. The appeal of 388 rooms, 17 event spaces, four restaurants and an in-house museum denotes that this is not a hotel created exclusively for pleasure or business, but simply a great hotel.

Rosseti Lenenergo is the oldest and one the largest distribution grid companies in Russia. Its service area includes St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, with a population of over 7 million. The company's primary functions include transmitting electricity via 110-0.4 kV networks and connecting consumers to the grid in the regions where it operates. Rosseti Lenenergo comprises nine branches and employs over 8,000 people. Its production assets include 429 35-220 kV power supply centers, over 30,000 6-10/0.4 kV transformer substations with a total capacity of over 37,000 MVA, over 53,000 km of overhead power lines, and over 32,000 km of cable power lines.

PSB ZhilStroy Design and Construction Bureau LLC (PSB ZhilStroy LLC) holds a leading position in the restoration and construction of unique heritage, cultural, and social infrastructure sites in Saint Petersburg. It is a member of the BFA-Development investment and construction group of companies.

Experience: over 20 years. Staff: over 800 qualified specialists who have completed more than 80 major projects, many of which are architectural landmarks of Saint Petersburg. These include: the restoration of the Kazan Cathedral and the Peter and Paul Fortress; the reconstruction of the Mayakovsky Central Library and the Sergey Kuryokhin Modern Art Center; the restoration and adaptation of the Alexander Palace, the Imperial Farm, and the Pensioner Stables in Tsarskoye Selo; the construction and reconstruction of the Boris Eifman Dance Academy and its Theater; the restoration and adaptation of the former Anglican Church on the English Embankment into a concert hall; and the restoration of the M.V. Kochubey House to accommodate the representative office of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.

PSB ZhilStroy LLC possesses its own production capacities, including a woodworking workshop, a vehicle fleet, LGSF (Light Gauge Steel Framing) production, and dedicated divisions for geodesy and finishing works.

The company values the knowledge and professional growth of its employees, prizes talented and promising personnel, and is actively developing by expanding its production and human resources potential. It regularly participates in industry competitions and receives well-deserved awards for its completed projects.

Kraski Friedlander (Friedlander Paints) company is a recognized expert in the field of import substitution and production of materials for construction and restoration. Why choose Kraski Friedlander?

• Own laboratory and pigment workshop.
• Individual approach: custom tinting according to any color fan and the possibility of finalizing products to meet customer needs.
• Honest fire certificates and test reports.
• Technological support of the facility from start to finish with subsequent monitoring.

The company's materials are included in Moscow renovation projects and are used in painting such innovative residential complexes as Wellton Towers, Crystal Trilogy, Teatralny Kvartal, My Polyclinic project, the Moscow Metro and Rudnevo technology park. Among the restoration projects are the Nevsky Prospect facade restoration program, the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, the Optina Pustyn Monastery, VDNKh, Moscow State University, the Maryino estate in the Kursk region, the Vladimir Cathedral in St. Petersburg, the Rope guild of the Krasny Gvozdilshchik plant and many other objects.

Founded in 1992, TREST Group is one of the largest developers in the Northwest, commissioning approximately 150,000 square meters of real estate annually. Over its 34-year history, the company has delivered more than 160 projects totaling 4.2 million square meters, including social and cultural landmarks in St. Petersburg, the Leningrad Region, and Kaliningrad. Today, TREST Group operates its own production facilities and general contracting divisions, ensuring a full-cycle construction process. The company’s core principles are high standards of quality and service, with a dedicated focus on people, culture, and urban architecture.

REDMOND is an international brand and manufacturer of household appliances and electronics of Russian origin. It has gained recognition in 35 countries worldwide through the effective development of the "multicooker" category, with a lineup featuring over 150 modifications of the appliance.

At the core of the brand’s mission is the automation of daily life, freeing up time for leisure and creativity. The developers consider a wide range of lifestyle scenarios and prefer unconventional approaches to basic tasks, placing their bets on multifunctional devices. The uniqueness of the brand's strategy lies in researching and satisfying the deep-seated needs of users. REDMOND’s values are built around the individuality of its owners: innovations become a tool for self-expression, filling life with new meaning.

In 2026, the brand celebrates its 20th anniversary in Russia. REDMOND has repeatedly been voted "Brand No. 1" by Russians, with one in every six residents owning the company's appliances. The brand's assortment exceeds 1,300 items across 50+ categories, including products for pets, mothers and infants, and oral care for the whole family.

DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS is a leader in hotel real estate development: from design and engineering support to efficient construction management and optimization of all project stages. In business for over 8 years, successfully implemented 50+ hotel and residential development projects with leading Russian developers, including RBI, Alean A101, BFA, Bazis, and others.

The client portfolio includes 30+ developers from St. Petersburg, Moscow, the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Crimea, and other regions. 25+ hotel complexes in Sochi, Anapa, Crimea, the Caucasian Mineral Waters, Arkhyz, Veliky Ustyug, St. Petersburg, and the Moscow Region. Proven BIM leader in Russia. Top 10 employers in Russia: RBC - 2025, Forbes - 2025. Skolkovo resident since 2025.

Development Systems projects have won awards in various professional competitions: Golden Trezzini International Architectural and Design Award, Green Standard Awards for green building, URBAN Awards, and others.

Romantic Cerama is where art is created in the form of porcelain stoneware. It's not just a production facility; it's an entire philosophy, embodied in every square centimeter of its products. Here, exquisite design and unrivaled quality combine to transform any space into a work of art.

Romantic Cerama utilizes the latest production technologies, including laser engraving, high-resolution digital printing, and automated quality control lines. Every stage—from raw material selection to finished product packaging—is strictly controlled to ensure a perfect result.

For over 20 years, Romantic Cerama has been setting trends in the world of tile design, supplying its products to dozens of countries worldwide.

LSR. Stenovye LLC. ("LSR. Wall Materials") is represented by 6 plants: 4 brick factories and 2 aerated concrete plants. The facilities producing various types of bricks are located in the Moscow and Leningrad regions, as well as in Saint Petersburg. The aerated concrete block plants are modern, fully automated production sites equipped with high-tech German machinery. With an annual production capacity of 400,000 sq.m, the enterprise can output up to 1,300 sq.m of aerated concrete per day and offers the widest range of aerated concrete products. LSR. Stenovye LLC. is the first and only mass producer of clinker in Russia. Their assortment of common (structural) bricks includes solid and hollow types, as well as facing (decorative) bricks in various textures and colors, and large-format porous ceramics, whose unique structure allows for the construction of better-insulated walls.The company produces a wide spectrum of construction materials: clinker tiles, facade clinker, facing bricks, clinker pavers, large-format ceramics, aerated concrete, THERMO aerated concrete insulation, lintels, and concrete masonry units (CMU).

For 15 years, the St. Petersburg manufacturing company BERKANO has been creating urban landscaping solutions, ranging from outdoor furniture and interior decor to exclusive custom pieces for public spaces.

• 30,000 sq. m. production facility.

• 1,800 items manufactured daily.

• 1,000+ unique items in the catalog.

• 1,000+ completed projects, including resorts and urban development.

BERKANO pioneered the first "transformer gardens" in Russia. The company implements annual gardens at Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, as well as St. Isaac’s, Yakornaya, and Moskovskaya Squares in St. Petersburg, alongside summer vertical landscaping and winter holiday illumination for Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other major cities.

Notable Projects: All venues for the "Flower Jam" and "Summer in Moscow" festivals, Zaryadye Park, parks in Moscow’s Odintsovo district, Plushenko’s "Angels of Academy" in Molodenovo, Krasnodar Park (Galitsky Park), Krasnaya Polyana Resort, winter decorations for Moscow’s "Golden Triangle" (New and Old Arbat, VTB Arena, Kamergersky Lane, Kuznetsky Most, Lenin Library), the Suzdal Millennium beautification, and the annual greening of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

For over 13 years, Nevsky Alliance has specialized in the comprehensive supply of high-quality construction materials for civil, oil and gas, and industrial projects. Today, Nevsky Alliance is a key supplier of thermal and waterproofing materials in the Northwestern Federal District (NWFD). The company actively participates in various programs of the Construction Committee and the Capital Repair Fund, as well as social infrastructure modernization initiatives. Nevsky Alliance provides materials for both ventilated and rendered facade systems, serving as a leading distributor for ROCKWOOL. Over years of operation, Nevsky Alliance has earned a reliable reputation, securing strong partnerships with leading developers and major facade companies across the NWFD.

Pallada restoration and production company was founded in St. Petersburg in 2001. Pallada conducts a wide and varied activity, striving not only to develop its own capabilities, but also to promote the revival of architectural ceramics, the development of restoration technologies, the preservation of this part of our culture and heritage, while paying special attention to the social sphere. The key activities of Pallada include restoration of architectural ceramics, manufacturing of stoves, fireplaces, iconostases, interior, facade and landscape ceramics.

Today, Pallada group of companies includes a full-cycle ceramic production, restoration workshops, art workshops, an architectural and design department, as well as a unique Keramarh Museum of Architectural Art Ceramics.

3D-Art Steklov studio has been producing award-winning products since 2015. The studio team has professional skills in designing and manufacturing products, using proven technologies and materials. A consistent, creative approach to solving assigned problems and concentration at all stages of production allows us to create high-quality products.

The National Library of Russia is the oldest public and the first national library in Russia, founded in 1795 by decree of Empress Catherine the Great. Through all these years, the library — now one of the largest in the world and the second largest collections in the Russian Federation — has been serving Russian culture and science. The library is classified as an institution of the highest category of protection and accounting, enjoys special forms of state support and is included in the State Code of Especially Valuable Objects of the National Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of the Russian Federation.

Based on the Federal Law on Library Science (1994), the National Library of Russia is the national library of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation being its founder.

Leningrad Regional Universal Scientific Library is the central state library of the region, the custodian of the most complete fund of local history documents; an information and methodological center for public libraries in the region, which determines the strategic directions for the development of the industry, organizes professional interaction between the libraries of the Leningrad region.

Peterburgskiy Dnevnik (“St. Petersburg Diary”) is the official media of the Government of St. Petersburg. The information resource tells in detail about the life of modern St. Petersburg, covering significant events around the clock and promptly creating relevant news. It is here that you can always learn first-hand, without interpretations or speculation, about important city projects implemented by the authorities.

Today, Komsomolskaya Pravda is a powerful multimedia agency that goes beyond standard media.

The resources of the media holding include:

• daily edition of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper,
• weekly edition of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper,
• spb.kp.ru website,
• Komsomolskaya Pravda radio at 92.0 FM,
• holding turnkey events, from business to large city events.

Representative Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg undertakes the policy in the field of the RF international relations in St. Petersburg, as well as the Leningrad, the Novgorod, and the Vologda Regions, the Republic of Komi, and the Nenets Autonomous District.

Key tasks of the Representative Office are ensuring communication between the MFA and the state agencies within its jurisdiction; supporting the RF constituent entities in the field of arrangement and holding of international-scale events; informing the state agencies within the RF constituent entities on key issues of Russia's foreign policy, on a regular basis; assisting the local government agencies, public entities, and other non-state institutions as regards to international relations, etc.

Embassy of Russia in Switzerland is a diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the Swiss Confederation, located in Bern, the capital of the Alpine country.

Embassy of Switzerland in Russia is a diplomatic mission of Switzerland in Russia, located at: Ogorodnaya Sloboda Lane 2/5, Moscow.

As the official mission of Switzerland abroad, the Embassy handles all the issues related to diplomatic relations between the two countries. It promotes interests of Switzerland in the political, economical, and financial fields, as well as in the fields of legal relations, science, education, and culture.

For the first time, the Consulate of Switzerland in Russia was opened in St. Petersburg in 1816. The first mission was headed by the Honorary Consul. A full-fledged diplomatic mission was open in 1906, and after the revolution, it was moved to the new capital.
Today, the Consulate General of Switzerland in St. Petersburg promotes interests of Switzerland in the city and the entire North-Western region.

The Department of Culture and Tourism conserves and promotes the heritage and culture of Abu Dhabi emirate and leverages them in the development of a world-class, sustainable destination of distinction, which enriches the lives of visitors and residents alike. The organisation manages the emirate's tourism sector and markets the destination internationally through a wide range of activities aimed at attracting visitors and investment. Its policies, plans and programmes relate to the preservation of heritage and culture, including protecting archaeological and historical sites and to developing museums, including Zayed National Museum, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and Louvre Abu Dhabi. DCT Abu Dhabi also supports intellectual and artistic activities and cultural events to nurture a rich cultural environment and honour the emirate's heritage. A key role is to create synergy in the destination's development through close co-ordination with its wide-ranging stakeholder base.

The mission of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg:

• Implementation and carrying out of the state policy of St. Petersburg in the sphere of development of external relations of St. Petersburg, the interregional cooperation of St. Petersburg.
• Coordination of the development and implementation of international technical assistance and business cooperation programs, also within the framework of urban development, social development, education, culture and public health in St. Petersburg.
• Coordination of activities for organising the participation of citizens and organisations in interregional and international conferences and other interregional and international events held by the executive authorities of St. Petersburg.
• Organization of work to support compatriots living abroad, using their opportunities for developing relations with foreign countries.
• Implementation of other tasks in the sphere of external relations of St. Petersburg according to the current legislation.

The Committee for Urban Development and Architecture (KUDA) of the Government of St. Petersburg is engaged in the development and implementation of measures aimed at implementing the state policy of St. Petersburg and implementing state administration in the field of urban planning and architecture, forming the architectural appearance of St. Petersburg. The Committee also coordinates the activities of the executive bodies of state power of St. Petersburg in the field of urban planning and architecture.

The Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments is a structural subdivision of the Government of St. Petersburg, created to implement state policy and implement state administration in the field of protection and use of historical and cultural monuments, as well as to coordinate activities in this area of territorial and other sectoral bodies of the administration of St. Petersburg.

The Committee for City Improvement of St. Petersburg ensures the implementation of state policy and carries out state management in the field of improvement: landscape gardening, forestry, maintenance of roads and other improvement facilities, and also coordinates the activities of other executive bodies of state power of St. Petersburg in this area.

The Committee for Tourism Development of St. Petersburg implements the state policy of St. Petersburg in the field of tourism development, hotel infrastructure of St. Petersburg and hotel industry of St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg Committee for Culture is a structural subdivision of the St. Petersburg City Government.

It was established for the purpose of carrying out state policy and implementing state governance in the sphere of culture and arts.

The main goals of the Committee are:

• Preserve and rationally use the city's cultural and historical heritage; revive and develop cultural traditions;
• Support cultural and arts organizations in order to guarantee equal access to cultural wealth for all social groups; create favorable conditions for the development of cultural and artistic organizations;
• Assist in the development of the system of musical and artistic educational institutions; provide support for talented children and youth;
• Support folk art and national cultures; develop the spheres of recreation and leisure as well as cultural and educational activities; strengthen interaction between professional and amateur artistic organizations;
• Strengthen international cultural cooperation; ensure participation of the city's cultural and artistic organizations in international projects; promote St. Petersburg as a cultural and artistic center of international significance;
• Organize the city's cultural events: festivals, competitions, holidays, exhibitions, conferences and congresses;
• Create and implement projects and strategic programs in the sphere of culture; share expertise of international and regional projects in the field.

The Committee for the Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of the Leningrad Region was approved by the Decree of the Government of the Leningrad Region dated December 24, 2020 No. 850.
The main directions of development of the region:
State protection and development of historical and cultural heritage.
The development of the museum business.
Development of innovative programs for informatization of the cultural heritage preservation industry.
Development of the information society, transition to the provision of state and municipal services to the population of the Leningrad Region in electronic form.

Committee for Culture and Tourism of the Leningrad Region is a branch executive body of the Leningrad Region, which is part of the Administration of the Leningrad Region, which carries out state regulation in the field of culture and tourism in the Leningrad Region.

FAI Glavgosexpertiza of Russia is a non-profit organization established for executing works and rendering services to exercise the powers of the Ministry of Construction of Russia in the sphere of organization and conducting state expert appraisal of design documentation and engineering survey results.

Architecture Council of Moscow is a standing collegial consultative body under the Moscow City Committee for Architecture and Urban Development, carrying out the review of important architectural and urban development projects and decisions.

The Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design is the oldest school of design in Russia. Today the Academy has 1,500 plus students and 200 professors and teachers and instructors. The Academy has two faculties: the Faculty of Design, and the Faculty of Monumental and Decorative Art.

Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU) is a major educational and research center, the only university in the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation that provides comprehensive training in the field of construction, architecture, transport, and environmental engineering systems.

The university trains students in full-time, part-time, part-time forms of education in accordance with the approved programs of higher professional education.

Mayakovsky Central City Public Library is one of the largest libraries in St. Petersburg, a modern cultural, informational and educational center. The library dates back to 1868. The name of Vladimir Mayakovsky was given to the library in 1953.

The library fund includes an extensive collection of works of fiction in Russian and foreign languages, publications on economics, technology, law, natural science, history and other field.

The library provides free access to electronic resources, free access to the Wi-Fi network, and also offers many creative projects, promotions, concerts, lectures, meetings, exhibitions and other cultural programs.

Moscow School of Contemporary Art is a faculty of the Universal University. It is a continuation and development of, more than 10 years of experience, in the field of fine art and international education at the British Higher School of Art and Design. Throughout this period the school has collaborated with many key art institutions in Russia, the UK and beyond.

The school offers educational programmes in conjunction with the British Higher School of Art and Design, as well as new short-term and long-term programmes in various formats in the field of art management, art business and curating.

GZ.ARCH.SCHOOL is an international 3D graphics school, one of the largest online schools, which has been teaching architects, designers and constructors in-demand design skills in programs throughout Russia, the CIS countries and the world for more than three years.

We trained more than 3,500 students of construction universities and practicing specialists in design and visualization in three areas: visualization in 3DsMax+Corona, architectural design in Revit+Enscape, as well as architectural presentation and portfolio creation in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

Nordic Star Law Offices is a legal services leader in Russia. The firm provide the full range of legal services for business to clients from any sector of the economy throughout Russia and in most of the former Soviet states.

Nordic Star focuses on M&A, Corporate Law and Commercial Contracts, Real Estate & Construction, Dispute Resolution, Competition and Antitrust, Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, Information Technology, and Employment. This allows to develop and implement effective solutions for clients tailored to the needs of a specific business.

Nordic Star Law Offices was established in 2022 by partners of Borenius' Russian office (Borenius Attorneys Russia Ltd), whose head office is in Helsinki. The team stay in touch with their international partners, which opens up access for the clients to the services of professionals from the EU, US and other regions and countries.

The Lazar Khidekel Society is a nonprofit organization established by the family of Lazar Khidekel and a group of distinguished art historians, museum specialists, and art supporters under the auspices of the Russian American Cultural Center (RACC) in New York, New York.

The goal of the Lazar Khidekel Society is to sustain and preserve Lazar Khidekel's legacy in art, architecture, and design, and to advance the recognition of Lazar Khidekel (1904, Vitebsk – 1986, Leningrad), as one of the titans of the Russian Avant-garde.

To sufficiently promote the work of the Lazar Khidekel Society, the following committees have been established:

• The Exhibition Committee implementing the Society's mission to further the awareness and understanding of Lazar Khidekel's legacy by producing exhibitions, publications, and conferences.
• The Education Committee creating educational activities and welcoming graduate and Ph.D. students and independent researchers to explore Lazar Khidekel's archive.
• The Preservation Committee paying special attention to the conservation and preservation of Lazar Khidekel's works and his unique archive.
• The integrity and consistency of the artist's heritage is a primary concern and composes the duties of the Authenticity Committee.
• In order to create a living monument to Lazar Khidekel and his pioneering ideals, the Development Committee has been established.

State Academic Capella of St. Petersburg is one of the main centers of musical art in Russia. During its activity, the Capella was the most important source of musical education in Russia, a large professional school that trained many generations of conductors, composers, singers and performers on orchestral instruments. Since 1974, the artistic director and chief conductor of the Capella has been the outstanding Russian musician, People's Artist of the USSR Vladislav Chernushenko. The chief conductor of the Capella Symphony Orchestra is People's Artist of Russia Alexander Chernushenko.

St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution of Culture «Petersburg-concert» is the only state organization in the Northwestern region that implements all types of performing arts: from mass celebrations on the streets and squares to chamber concerts in the living rooms of St. Petersburg mansions.

The main task of «Petersburg-concert» has been and remains the preservation of cultural heritage in the form of a unique tradition of performing arts, as well as the improvement and development of the potential of performing arts as an integral part of Russian culture. Soloists of «Petersburg-concert» at various times were Lyudmila Senchina, Eduard Khil, German Orlov, Edita Piekha, Sergey Zakharov, Maria Pakhomenko and many others.

The Tsaritsyno State Historical, Architectural, Art and Landscape Museum-Reserve is one of the largest museum and exhibition institutions in Moscow and the largest museum-reserve in the city, which includes the Tsaritsyno palace and park ensemble with a complex of palace buildings, Tsaritsyno ponds and a landscape park. The basis of the museum is a palace complex of the 18th century, which architects Vasily Bazhenov and Matvey Kazakov built as a country residence for Catherine II. Its large-scale restoration took place in the 21st century. The fully restored palace and park ensemble opened in 2007.

The Manege Central Exhibition Hall is the largest exhibition space in the center of St. Petersburg.

The main activity of the Manege is holding art exhibitions and related events: lectures and master classes, seminars on art and culture, film screenings and concerts.

The All-Russian public organization «Union of Restorers of Russia» was established in 2014 on the initiative of participants of the I Congress of Restorers in Moscow and at the suggestion of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Over five years of work, more than 600 restoration specialists joined the Union, the organization consists of 44 regional divisions. Since the beginning of 2017, the organization has been actively working with young people. The section of young restorers, created at the beginning of 2018, already unites more than 200 young specialists under 30 and students — future restorers.

The Union initiates professional seminars, round tables, exhibitions, congresses, and congresses. The Union's pilot project — field restoration schools in the regions of Russia — has become one of the successful ones and has attracted the attention of young and experienced generations of restorers.

The Association of Landscape Architects of Russia (ALAROS) is a voluntary public association of Russian specialists in the field of landscape architecture, urban planning and landscape planning. The Association is a legal entity.

The Association is actively working on the further development of the industry, increasing the importance and prestige of the profession in the country.

Close cooperation with colleagues from neighboring countries, with the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) provide an opportunity to exchange experience and introduce new approaches, techniques and technologies into practice.

The interregional public organization «Union of Moscow Architects» (UMA) is a creative union and public organization that unites more than four thousand architects of Moscow and the Moscow region.

The goals of the UMA are: promoting the development of national architecture and urban planning, promoting the protection of architectural, historical and cultural heritage, developing international cooperation, integrating Russian architects into the world cultural community, establishing professional and social contacts. The headquarters of the Union of Moscow Architects and the main venue for various cultural and educational events is the Central House of Architect (CDA).

The regional creative public organization of the Union of Architects of Russia «St. Petersburg Union of Architects» is a regional voluntary professional creative public association (organization) of architects of St. Petersburg, based on individual membership.

The Union participates in the development and carries out public examination of laws and regulations concerning architecture and urban planning; participates in the regulation of design and construction activities in St. Petersburg; participates in the licensing of architectural activities in accordance with the procedure established by law; organizes all-Russian, regional and international reviews, competitions, and also solves other tasks.

The public creative regional organization «St. Petersburg Union of Designers» is a membership-based voluntary, self-governing, non-profit public association of specialists in the field of design, united to achieve common goals. Currently, it unites almost 400 members – employees of design departments and bureaus of many city enterprises, design studios, and independent designers.

The Union aims to unite efforts to protect the professional, economic and social rights of its members, develop scientific and artistic creativity, and expand international relations. Organizes and conducts lectures on various branches of design for professionals, children and amateurs. Acts as one of the organizers of citywide and international exhibition events. The Union organizes and conducts competitions in various areas of design.

The All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (VOOPIiK) is the oldest public organization in Russia dealing with the protection and preservation of historical and cultural heritage. The main goal of VOOPIiK is to carry out the functions of a public body for the protection of cultural heritage sites (historical and cultural monuments) on the territory of the Russian Federation. The Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) city branch (SPbGO VOOPIiK) has been working since 1966.

For more than 50 years, SPbGO VOOPIiK has been working in close contact with the St. Petersburg Union of Architects and other creative unions, state and public bodies dealing with heritage protection, the media, scientific and educational institutions, restoration organizations, and initiative groups of citizens.

The non-profit partnership «Association of Architectural Workshops» was established in 2000 and is a professional communication club where the problems faced by creative architectural teams in modern urban planning are discussed and solved. Currently, the Association includes twelve workshops.

The AAW publishes the almanac «Architectural Yearbook. St. Petersburg», which allows you to get acquainted with contemporary works of St. Petersburg architects.

The self-regulatory organization Association «Association of Builders of St. Petersburg», which became the legal successor of the Association «Construction and Industrial Complex of the North-West», has been operating in the construction industry since 1999.

The Association is the first regional SRO in Russia. Over the years of its activity, the association has proven itself as a reliable, leading St. Petersburg SRO. Today, the SRO A «Association of Builders of St. Petersburg» includes more than 800 construction companies of St. Petersburg. Annually, member companies of the Association build more than 80% of residential and commercial real estate in St. Petersburg.

The Union of Construction Associations and Organizations is the largest construction public organization in the North-West, including public associations, enterprises and companies working in the field of construction, insurance, consulting, educational institutions that train personnel for the industry and specialized media. The UCAO is a member of the Russian Union of Builders.

The main goal of the UCAO is to coordinate the professional community in solving urgent problems of the industry, forming a common point of view of builders and broadcasting it to authorities, protecting the interests of the construction market.

The Union of Restorers of St. Petersburg was established in 2001. In 2006, it was registered as a Regional public organization for the promotion of the restoration industry. Today, the Union unites 37 specialized companies and 3 professional educational institutions.

The Union actively participates in the regulation of the restoration services market, solves the problem of continuity between business and specialized education, consolidates the latest scientific achievements of the industry, and does a lot to popularize the restoration business in the city and country.

ELENA TKACHENKO Fashion House is art in the fashion space. Founded in 2013 by artist Elena Tkachenko and art critic Galina Domakha, the fashion house creates collections according to the laws of fine art, which are based on high aesthetic values and proprietary techniques for working with fabrics. Works by Elena Tkachenko, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, are in museum collections: the State Hermitage, the Konstantinovsky Palace, the Zhengzhou Art Museum, China.

IQ Media advertising agency (part of the IQ group of companies) is a responsible provider of advertising in the media, industry and lifestyle publications, and an organizer of business events.
The IQ Group of Companies is a unique advertising guide to the places of elite recreation in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi and neighboring countries. The agency offers unique conditions for placement, providing advertisers with the opportunity for exclusive contact with a select audience. The agency's geography includes more than 2,000 premium structures in elite recreation areas. Most of them are owned by the company. The company has been operating on the Russian market since 1999.

Touchmetrics advertising agency provides comprehensive online business promotion. The company solves problems with attracting customers «turnkey», starting with website development and analytics setup and ending with paid advertising and SEO promotion.

The Keramarh Museum of Architectural Art Ceramics was opened in the autumn of 2018 in the Sovereign Bastion of the Peter and Paul Fortress. This is the first historical and architectural museum in Russia, the basis of the exposition of which is ceramic works. Currently, the museum exhibits more than 700 items, most of which come from two collections. One of them was formed in the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, the other is a private collection of K. V. Likholat.

The Peter the Great Institute is a scientific and educational organization whose goal is to study and popularize in the fields of culture, education, and the humanities the legacy of Peter the Great, understood as a set of ideas and traditions, its commitment to the principles of European enlightenment and cultural community, while preserving the national identity of Russia as a great state. Among the projects implemented by the Peter the Great Institute: annual Peter's congresses, exhibitions, seminars, popular science publications.

The Design Gallery | bulthaup at 2 Bolshaya Konyushennaya is the address where design has been sold and promoted since 1995.
Having started its activity in cooperation with the German manufacturer of high-end kitchens, bulthaup, the gallery quickly assembled a large portfolio of brands stylistically close to the concept of this influential design brand. The gallery includes its own architectural bureau, which designs and decorates private and commercial interiors, including turnkey. The bulthaup team designs, decorates, selects furniture, equips private facilities with cooking and serving utensils, and also conducts exhibitions and educational events, master classes and creative meetings with recognized masters and new design stars, concerts by first-line performers. The Villa Perlov boutique hotel is located right in the gallery.

Fontanka.ru is a Russian information and socio-political online newspaper published in St. Petersburg since 2000.

Expert North-West magazine is one of the most influential monthly business analytical publications in Russia. Over 20 years of its existence, the publication has managed to earn a reputation as an undoubted leader of the Russian business magazine press. A unified media field has been created: business, thinking public, government.

The AVOK NORTH-WEST Association is an association of engineers in ventilation, heating, air conditioning, heat supply and building thermal physics — includes more than 200 companies and specialists in gas, heat, water supply and sanitation, energy saving, energy audit, system automation and environmental protection.

Since its foundation, the union has united professionals. Leading industry specialists share their developments and their experience from the rostrums of conferences, seminars and individual technical consultations held by the partnership and on the pages of the specialized journal «Engineering Systems» published by AVOK NORTH-WEST. The magazine provides an opportunity to get acquainted not only with scientific articles and reports, but also with monographs of famous engineers.

Construction Weekly newspaper is the leading publication of the investment and construction complex of the North-West, published with the support and assistance of the office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District, and is the official publisher of legal acts in the field of design, reconstruction, major repairs, and construction. The newspaper regularly covers topical issues of the development of the construction industry and market conditions, including issues of integrated development of territories for housing and industrial development; shared-equity construction; problems of quality control of building materials; issues of adjusting legislative acts of regional and federal significance, SNIPs, technical documents, etc.

Archi.ru is the leading, daily updated Russian online publication for professionals in the field of architecture, design, landscape and heritage protection. The audience is more than 120,000 unique visitors per month. Author's articles and reviews devoted to new projects, buildings, competitions, exhibitions and books coexist with interviews, reviews of the press, events, a catalog and novelties in the field of architectural and construction technologies.

ArchRevue is the largest online publication about the interior premium market in Russia. ArchRevue is an extensive catalog of business and premium level interiors, convenient information services, ratings of the most fashionable architects and iconic objects, it is an authoritative expertise on industry services and their performers. ArchRevue is a reliable navigation in the world of interiors, landscape design and architecture ...

«Architectural Petersburg» is an information and analytical bulletin of the St. Petersburg Union of Architects, the Association of Architectural Workshops of St. Petersburg, the Association of SRO «Guild of Architects and Engineers of Petersburg». The mission of the publication is to promptly and professionally inform about what is happening in the St. Petersburg architectural community, about buildings and projects, with theoretical comments and a creative tribune for the leading architects of our city.

The information and educational portal Totalarch is a series of projects for architects, designers and the popularization of architectural science among a wide range of Internet users.

The main directions of the resource development:

• formation of an open electronic architectural and construction library;
• information support of architectural competitions, exhibition projects and public events in the field of architecture and urban planning;
• publication of works by architects and designers;
• structuring information on the history of architecture.

The project manager is Dmitry Tuaev.

On the BSN.ru portal you can buy or sell, rent or lease real estate in St. Petersburg.

«Big Server of Real Estate» is among the leading real estate sites of St. Petersburg – this year marks the 18th anniversary of the portal's creation. BSN.ru is a participant in the most important events in the real estate market of St. Petersburg and Moscow, a nominee of prestigious awards, winner of the Web Realtor competition and laureate of the «Caissa» competitions over the years.

BN.ru is a St. Petersburg real estate portal. BN.ru is a set of services that allows you to learn how to choose and compare real estate objects. Buyers and sellers will find detailed information on real estate prices, preparation for purchase/sale, stages of a real estate transaction, nuances and legal aspects in shared-equity construction, and can get a professional assessment of apartments. And also get advice from professional independent experts at our events.

City Style Life is an international information portal that will tell you about the most interesting events in major cities of Russia and Kazakhstan. The publication covers a wide variety of events, from press screenings of the latest films that have not yet been released to private social parties and fashion shows. The portal talks about various cultural forums, art exhibitions, music festivals, with special attention paid to concerts and interviews with stars.

The «Bulletin of State Expertise» is a publication for those who work in the construction industry, are interested in its development, consider it necessary to improve their professional level and need advice from experts of Glavgosexpertiza of Russia and the best theorists and practitioners working in the field of construction, as well as jurists, representatives of the legislator, regulator and related industries.
The magazine is aimed at education and dissemination of professional knowledge in order to ensure the unity of the applied approaches and methods in the field of state expertise and improve the quality of design and construction in the country.

«MIR KVARTIR» is a unified database of real estate for sale and rent from all sites, from real estate agencies, developers, owners and realtors. More than 5,000,000 ads are available for search throughout Russia. The monthly audience of the portal exceeds 3,000,000 people.
Thousands of realtors have chosen our site as a tool for daily work. Many major media outlets turn to the portal's analysts for expert comments. Hundreds of interesting and useful articles are published daily on the pages of the magazine and are cited by the professional community.

Redeveloper.ru is a flagship resource for RE-objects and RE-sites. The project is the only database in Russia that consolidates the market and redevelopment into a single professional platform and provides the most complete understanding of redevelopment in the country and in the world. The resource includes the maximum amount of information on redevelopment projects of all stages of implementation, both Russian and international experience in developing effective practical solutions in the field of urban development.

The company «Stroy-video» offers a full range of services for developers: construction progress (photo and video shooting from the ground and air), panoramic shooting, presentation videos and reports.

DRESS CODE magazine is the first Russian fashion magazine recognized in the West!

This is a high-quality federal media dedicated to fashion, beauty and lifestyle, created by a team of experienced professionals from the world of glamour. For more than 20 years, the publication has been offering its readers the latest news from the fashion industry, inspiring images, care and trend tips, as well as exclusive interviews with leading designers, stylists and beauty experts. The DRESS CODE audience is almost 200 thousand people.

This is the only glamour magazine that brought living legends to Russia: Kenzo Takada, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Silvia Fendi, Stéphane Rolland and others.

SUCCESS World is a magazine about business and culture, fashion, beauty and art, about Russian manufacturers and masters of their craft. In the magazine you can find articles about beauty and health, social trends and expert opinions that will help you keep up with the times.

A useful news channel about renovation and design from Premio.Design for designers and architects.

Tells about:

• brands and their representation,
• supplies and prices,
• pre-orders and shipments,
• opinions of market experts.

The magazine «Design and Architecture Gallery» (formerly «Gallery of Beautiful Houses and Apartments») has been published since 2002. Readers of the «Gallery» are offered author's articles on market trends and prices, new offers from developers, practical advice from leading experts. A significant part of each issue is devoted to premium interiors and includes materials of various formats – from brief reviews of world design novelties to reports from real apartments recently decorated by the best Russian decorators.

«Design and Architecture Gallery» is the official publication of the Golden Trezzini Awards.

The magazine and website «Zagorodnoye Obozreniye» is an authoritative project and one of the leading databases, both on-line and off-line, on suburban real estate in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. Publications of experts on the topic «Suburban real estate» in the magazine and on the website «Zagorodnoye Obozreniye». Real estate market news, trends, recommendations on architecture, construction and interior design, landscape design. For 23 years we have been introducing readers to world-famous professionals. The magazine participates in all specialized exhibitions and acts as an information partner at Moscow exhibitions.