Twin Cities and Partners of Kazan

Photo: arhcity.ru

Document: Treaty of Friendship and Partnership (1999)

Year of foundation: 1584

Population: 346,000 (2020)

Area of the city: 294.42 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: http://www.arhcity.ru/

About the city:

Archangelsk is a City of Military Glory. It is the largest center of timber processing and wood chemistry industry. There are also mechanical engineering and shipbuilding companies. Leading state enterprises of fish industry - trawl fleet base, fish factory and Archangelsk seaweed processing plant.

Joint actions, contacts:

Archangelsk is a member of UCLG Eurasia.

It takes an active part in UCLG events.

On March 31, 2017, the Chairman of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs of Kazan met with representatives of the Department of Culture and Youth Policy of Archangelsk. The meeting was held as part of the official visit of a delegation from the capital of Tatarstan to the Archangelsk region.

On April 5, 2019, a delegation from Archangelsk visited Kazan. During the visit, the delegation got acquainted with the activities of the Arkadiy Gaidar Kazan Youth Center, as well as youth and volunteer associations in Kazan.

Representatives of the Arkhangelsk city administration took part online as listeners in the session “School Exchanges as a Key for Intermunicipal Cooperation” within the framework of the II International Forum “SPROUTS: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation”, which was held on November 14-15, 2024 in Kazan.

On February 6-8, 2025, a delegation from the Arkhangelsk city administration, headed by the city Mayor Dmitry Morev, visited Kazan to participate in the international architectural and construction forum «Kazanysh».

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Document: Agreement between the Kazan City Administration and the Volgograd City Administration on trade, economic, scientific, technical, and cultural cooperation (2005)

Year of foundation: 1589

Population: 1 million people. (2020)

Area of the city: 859.353 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: http://www.volgadmin.ru/

About the city:

Volgograd is a Hero-City. Here is the main height of Russia Mamaev Kurgan and the sculptural composition The Motherland Calls, recognized as one of the seven wonders of Russia, a unique museum-panorama The Battle of Stalingrad, Pavlov's House and many other memorable places of military history. In Volgograd you can find the biggest river island in Europe, the only in Russia underground tramway, which occupies the fourth line in the list of the most interesting streetcar routes according to Forbes magazine, the largest river port in Europe, unique museums and the famous dancing bridge over the Volga. There is also the world's largest monument to a real man - a monument to Lenin, 57 meters high, set at the entrance to the Volga-Don Canal, the longest street in Russia - More than 50 km long, the longest house in the world, which length is 1142 meters. The conclusion of the twinning agreement between Volgograd (Stalingrad) and Coventry in 1944 marked the beginning of the international movement of twin cities. In 2018, Volgograd hosted four matches of the FIFA World Cup.

Joint activities, contacts:

Volgograd is a member of UCLG-Eurasia since 2006 and the Association of Cities of the Volga Region since 2005, is active within the framework of these organizations.

Actively participated in the Great Volga Way project.

From May 26 to 28, 2016 Volgograd City Duma Deputy, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism Irina Fomina took part in the Executive Bureau of UCLG and made a report at a meeting of the Association of Volga region cities.

Participant of the 2016 press tour.

In 2016, the Agreement on mutual cooperation in the field of tourism between the Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan and the Committee of Youth Policy and Tourism of Volgograd was signed.

On September 23, 2020 the deputy head of Volgograd Sergey Razumniy took part (as a listener) in the work of the Mayors’ Round Table of Smart City within the framework of the International forum KAZAN DIGITAL WEEK - 2020.

On October 19-20, 2020, the specialists from Volgograd represented by Sergey Ushakov, Deputy Head of the Foreign and Regional Relations Department of the Volgograd Mayor's Office, and Alexander Kiselev, Head of the Regional Relations Department of the Foreign and Regional Relations Department of the Volgograd Mayor's Office, took part (as listeners) in the Forum of Twin Cities and Municipal Entities of BRICS - 2020.

In October-November 2020, the Kazan Tourism Development Promotion Committee conducted a joint project with Volgograd. In the streets of Volgograd a banner advertisement appeared, inviting residents and guests of the city to visit the capital of Tatarstan. Kazan, in turn, also placed similar Volgograd banners on several billboards.

On December 18, 2020, Andrey Lyakh, Deputy Mayor of Volgograd, took part in the General Meeting of Members of the Association of Cities of the Volga Region held in Kazan.

On September, 24th, 2021, Oleg Teteriatnik, the Deputy Mayor of Volgograd, took part in the General Meeting of the Association of the Volga Region Cities in Nizhny Novgorod.

On October, 30th, 2021 the staff of the Committee on tourism development of Kazan made a presentation of Kazan city at the round table on activities of city administrations on development of domestic tourism on the Volga and the Volga river in the conditions of COVID-19, organized by the Volgograd city administration and the Association of Volga region cities.

A representative of the Volgograd City Administration took part in the General Meeting of the Association of Volga Region Cities held on May 26, 2022 in Izhevsk.

On October 27 - 28, 2022, a delegation from Volgograd visited Kazan to exchange experience in information technology, landscaping, architecture and urban planning.

In 2022, advertising of the Kazan bicycle ride «Night Bike Fest» was organized on media facades of Volgograd.

On October 6, 2023, the General Meeting of the Association of Volga Cities was held in Perm, and was personally attended by the Chairman of the Volgograd City Council Vladlen Kolesnikov.

On June 21-22, 2024, the head of Volgograd Vladimir Marchenko visited Kazan to participate in the International Forum of the BRICS+ Cities.

The delegation of the city of Volgograd, headed by the director of secondary school No. 54 of the Sovetsky district of Volgograd, Nadezhda Belibikhina, took part in the session “School Exchanges as a Key for Intermunicipal Cooperation” within the framework of the II International Forum “SPROUTS: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation”, which took place November 14-15, 2024. A team of chess players from Volgograd took part in a chess tournament within the Forum and took 2nd place in the team competition.

On May 14-16, 2025, the General Meeting of the Association of Volga Cities was held in the hero city of Volgograd. The three-day forum was dedicated to the exchange of experience and best municipal practices of representatives of 30 Volga cities. The city of Kazan was represented by the Deputy Mayor of Kazan Evgeniya Lodvigova and the Head of the Department of Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Toponymy of International Relations Department of the Kazan City Duma Ramil Salavatullin.

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Year of foundation: 1818

Population: 305 thousand people. (2020)

Area of the city: 324 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: http://www.grozmer.ru/

About the city:

The city of Grozny is the capital of the Chechen Republic. One of the major cities of the North Caucasus.

In the 19th century Grozny was not only the administrative center of the Chechen District, but also the largest industrial center in the North Caucasus, the center of oil production and refining. Today the capital of the Chechen Republic is a modern, well-appointed city with almost 300,000 inhabitants, green public gardens, residential quarters that have grown from the ruins, and social facilities that function perfectly. The mosque Heart of Chechnya named after Akhmad Kadyrov, built in 2006 in the center of Grozny and opened to the public in 2008, has become one of the largest in the world. In 2015, the Fortress Grozny driving range was opened, hosting international level competitions.

Joint events, contacts:

Grozny has been a member of the UCLG-Eurasia since 2005.

In 2012 Grozny representatives paid an official visit to Kazan in order to exchange experience in the implementation of municipal programs and the development of municipal services.

On May 25 - 28, 2016 the delegation of Grozny took part in the Executive Bureau of UCLG.

On April 27, 2019, Kazan took part in the III International Festival of Tourism and Active Recreation «Shashlyk-mashlyk» under the brand of the famous gastronomic festival «Tasty Kazan». The Kazan delegation, headed by the Director of the Committee for Tourism Development Daria Sannikova, included representatives of the Kazan Cooperative Institute and the Brew Barrel restaurant. An agreement was reached with the Ministry of Tourism of the Chechen Republic on mutual cooperation and exchange of info tours among tour operators.

Grozny provided great support to Kazan in Durban (South Africa) in November 2019 when Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin was elected President of the UN Advisory Council on Local Governance.

On September 23, 2020 the First Deputy Mayor of Grozny Magomed-Ali Turaev took part (as a listener) in the Mayors’ Round Table within the International Forum Kazan Digital Week - 2020.

A bilateral banner exchange was held in April 2021.

On May 11-13, 2022, Kazan hosted the Days of Chechen Culture in the Republic of Tatarstan with the participation of Aishat Kadyrova, Minister of Culture of the Chechen Republic. Aishat Kadyrova met with Rustam Minnikhanov, Head of Tatarstan, and also held a meeting with Irada Ayupova, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan. The Chechen delegation visited cultural institutions in Kazan. Azat Abzalov, head of the Culture Department of the Kazan Executive Committee, presented the cultural sector of Kazan at the Saidash Cultural Center.

First Deputy Chairman of the Grozny City Council Magomed-Ali Turaev was a part of the delegation of the Eurasian Branch of UCLG, headed by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, and took part in the World Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Daejeon on October 10 - 14, 2022.

On June 10, 2022, a delegation from Grozny, including the Mayor of Grozny Khas-Magomed Kadyrov and the Mayor of Argun Iles Masayev, visited Kazan. Over the course of four days, the guests studied the experience of Kazan in solving local issues in various areas of urban economy, particularly, in the areas of landscaping, construction, housing and communal services, industry and economy. The delegation of the Chechen Republic also met with the Head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

Within the framework of the Grozny delegation, an agreement on inter-municipal cooperation between Kazan and Grozny was signed.

The signed agreement provides preparation and holding of joint events to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the residents of the two cities. Kazan and Grozny plan to exchange information on programs and technologies that are being implemented and introduced in the two capitals, as well as to cooperate in other areas of urban economy to study the best municipal practices.

On October 5, 2022, representatives of the municipal educational system of Kazan participated in the celebration dedicated to the 204th anniversary of founding of the city of Grozny.

From April 25 to April 29, 2023, the delegation of the municipal educational system of Grozny, consisting of 12 people, made a working visit to familiarize with the educational institutions of Kazan.

On May 25 - 26, 2023, the delegation of Grozny administration headed by Magomed-Ali Turaev, took part in the Eurasian training «Eurasian Cities and Global Trends» held in Kazan.

The Chief Architect of Grozny took part in the International Architectural and Construction Forum «Kazanysh», which was held in Kazan on December 5 - 7, 2023.

On December 16, 2023, the Kazan delegation took part in the tourism exhibition of the North Caucasus Federal District in the format of Workshop «Open Caucasus – 2023», which was held in Grozny. Aliya Zhavoronkova, Head of the Promotion Department of the Tourism Development Committee of Kazan, made a presentation of the tourism potential of Kazan at the business part of the program.

On June 21-23, 2024, the delegation of Grozny headed by Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, the Mayor of Grozny, visited Kazan to participate in the International Forum of the BRICS+ Cities. As part of the Forum in Kazan, the opening of the Representative Office of the Head of the Chechen Republic in Tatarstan took place.

Deputy Head of the Department for Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the City Hall of Grozny Said Goltakov took part as listener in the session “School Exchanges as a Key for Intermunicipal Cooperation” within the framework of the II International Forum “SPROUTS: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation”, which was held on November 14-15, 2024 in Kazan. A team of chess players from Grozny took part in a chess tournament as part of the Forum.

On December 14, the tourism exhibition “Open Caucasus - 2024” took place in Grozny, at which the capital of Tatarstan was represented by the Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan. During the visit to Grozny, several events were held from Kazan: the signing of an agreement on mutual cooperation in the field of tourism between the Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan and the Ministry of Tourism of the Chechen Republic, a drawing of branded souvenirs, the organization of a stand of Kazan with authentic souvenirs, a presentation of the tourist potential of Kazan, and also, the organization of a culinary master class.

In 2024, within the framework of an agreement on network interaction and cooperation dated June 11, 2022, the municipal budgetary educational institution “Multidisciplinary Gymnasium No. 189 “Zaman”” of the Kirovsky district of Kazan and the state budgetary educational institution “Republican Complex of General and Additional Education “Kvant” of Grozny interacted in educational and cultural fields, as well as in the field of the Olympiad movement.

On February 6-8, 2025, the Chief Architect of Grozny, Alikhan Tokshaev, visited Kazan to participate in the international architectural and construction forum «Kazanysh».

Photo: Administration of the Derbent City

Document: Cooperation agreement between the municipal formation of the city district «Derbent city» of the Republic of Dagestan and the municipal formation of the city of Kazan of the Republic of Tatarstan (2023)

Year of foundation: 438

Population: 125,832 (2023)

The area of the city: 69.63 km²

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: http://www.derbent.ru/

About city:

Derbent is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities of the North Caucasus. Settlements on this territory existed more than 5,000 years ago. The southernmost city in Russian Federation. It is located on the western coast of the Caspian Sea, on the Sukhodol river, north of the mouth of the Rubas River, where the mountains of the Greater Caucasus come closest to the Caspian Sea, leaving only narrow three-kilometer strip of plain. Closing it, the city formed the so-called Derbent or Caspian passage. In ancient times the role of Derbent and Derbent passage was great, it was situated in one of the most strategically significant and topographically convenient places of the famous Caspian Sea route connecting Eastern Europe and Near Sea.

Derbent fortress complex as monumental witness of the Migrant Period and outstanding monument of defensive architecture served a defensive function for 1,500 years. It includes the Naryn-Kala fortress, which completely blocked the passage and went into the sea, forming a port. In 2003, UNESCO recognized the old part of Derbent with traditional buildings as a World Heritage Site.

Joint actions, contacts:

Since 2008, Derbent has been a member of Eurasia Regional Section of the World organization UCLG and actively participates in events held by organization.

The signing ceremony of the agreement took place on October 7, 2023 in the Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent. The document was signed by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and the Head of Derbent Rustambek Pirmagomedov.

Derbent delegation took part in the Kazanysh International Architecture and Construction forum, which was held on December 5-7, 2023 in Kazan.

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Year of foundation: 1869

Population: 908 thousand (2020)

Area of the city: 385 km² (2020)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: http://gorod-donetsk.com/ 

About the city:

Donetsk is the capital of Donbass. A characteristic feature of the economic complex of Donetsk is multi-sectoral specialization of industry combined with a developed transport and financial economy of the city. Almost all sectors of the national economy are represented in the city, however, metallurgy, coal, chemical industry and heavy engineering prevail. 

Joint activities, contacts:

From 22 to 29 May 2021, the project Helping the Children of Donbass was implemented, which meant organizing a sightseeing trip to Russia and, in particular, to Kazan for children and parents from the shelling-affected areas of Gorlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

In agreement with the regional director of the international tourist bus network CitySightseeing, a tour in a double-decker bus was organized for the group arriving in Kazan on May 24, 2021. Then, under the agreement with the administration of the Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve, a tour of the Kazan Kremlin was arranged for the group.

On May 25 - 26, 2023 Chairman of the Association of Mining Cities of Donbass, Alim Shirinsky, took part in the Eurasian training «Eurasian Cities and Global Trends», which was held in Kazan. 

On the night of August 17-18, 2024, participants from Donetsk took part in the "Night Bikefest" in Kazan.

A team of chess players from the city of Donetsk took part in a chess tournament within the framework of the II International Forum “SPROUTS: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation”, which was held on November 14-15, 2024 in Kazan.

In 2024, within the framework of the cooperation agreement dated November 2, 2023, Gymnasium No. 21 of the Privolzhsky district of Kazan and School No. 93 named after N.P.Zherdev of Donetsk held joint seminars on the exchange of experience and drawing competitions.

In 2024, Secondary school No. 15 with in-depth study of individual subjects of the Sovetsky district of Kazan and school No. 52 of Donetsk held online consultations on educational issues.

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Document: Agreement on mutual cooperation in the field of tourism between the Ekaterinburg City Administration and the Municipality of Kazan. Kazan (2016), Protocol of Intentions between the cities of Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Guangzhou, Qiqihar (2022)

Year of foundation: 1723

Population: 1.4 million people (2020)

Area of the city: 468 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +5

Website: https://екатеринбург.рф/

About the city:

Yekaterinburg is the fourth most populous city in Russia, the administrative center of the Sverdlovsk Region and the Urals Federal District. It is one of the largest economic centers in the world. Yekaterinburg is the largest city on the land border of Europe and Asia. The city is home to several headquarters of major Russian industrial companies - MRSK Urals, Steel Industrial Company, Russian Copper Company, and others. Now Yekaterinburg is one of the leading theatrical centers in Russia, with 57 theaters operating in the city. In 2012 Ekaterinburg was included in the list of the world's best cities to live in according to the Economist Intelligence Unit analytical company. Yekaterinburg is home to the world's oldest wooden sculpture the Great Shigir Idol. The world's most famous walking excavator, included in the Guinness Book of Records, was made in Yekaterinburg. In 2018, Yekaterinburg hosted several matches of the FIFA World Cup.

Joint events, contacts:

Yekaterinburg is one of the founders of the Eurasian branch of the UCLG.

In 2016, an agreement in the field of tourism, the development of tourism programs for schoolchildren was concluded.

In October 2016, a delegation from Yekaterinburg, headed by the Deputy Head of Administration of Yekaterinburg Sergey Tushin with tour operators from Yekaterinburg visited Kazan. They presented the tourism potential of their city.

In November 2016, representatives from Yekaterinburg came to Kazan to see the sights of Kazan.

In December 2016, a free information tour to Yekaterinburg was organized for tour operators in Kazan.

On November 30, 2017, the administration of the Vakhitovsky and Privolzhsky districts of Kazan and the administration of the Leninsky district of Yekaterinburg signed a cooperation agreement.

Yekaterinburg provided great support to Kazan in Durban, South Africa, in November 2019 when Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin was elected President of the UN Advisory Committee of Local Government.

In 2021, a delegation from Ekaterinburg visited the Transportation Committee and municipal unitary enterprises of urban passenger transport in Kazan to exchange experiences.

On June 17, 2022, a six-party agreement was signed between Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Ufa, Khabarovsk and the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Qiqihar. The meeting was held via videoconference between the cities of Russia and China.

In June 2022, representatives of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Kazan visited Yekaterinburg to share the experience of Russian cities in urban planning, landscaping and transport development within the framework of the professional development program «Architects of the Russian Federation».

In November 2022, a representative of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Kazan took part in the VI All-Russian Forum of Strategic Development «Cities of Russia 2030» held in Yekaterinburg.

On April 21, 2023, an online chess tournament «Friendship of Peoples» was held. It united teams from Kazan, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Yekaterinburg, Guangzhou and Qiqihar. The joint event was the first after the signing of the six-party agreement between the cities of Russia and China in 2022, and was designed to strengthen friendly relations. It was organized by the Ufa city administration.

The Ekaterinburg delegation took part in the International Architecture and Construction Forum «Kazanish», which took place in Kazan on December 5 - 7, 2023.

On February 6-8, 2025, Ruslan Gabdrakhmanov, Director of the Department of Architecture, Urban Development and Land Relations Regulation of the Yekaterinburg City Administration, visited Kazan to participate in the international architectural and construction forum «Kazanysh».

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Year of foundation: 497 B.C.

Population: 108,000 (2020)  

Area of the city: 65 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: http://my-evp.ru/

About the city:

Yevpatoria is the capital of the northwestern and steppe Crimea, a resort. The peculiarity of the resort are unique lakes called limans. Today the city is considered the most environmentally friendly resort on the Crimean coast. The dominant position among the branches of the production sector is occupied by the food industry, which share in the total sales volume of the city is about 45%. The old city which is called "Little Jerusalem" is included in the tourist route recommended for visiting by the UNESCO.

Joint events, contacts:

From September 8 to 10, 2014, the International Business Forum Point of Growth was held in Yevpatoria, dedicated to tourism, investment and development of relations between Kazan and Yevpatoria.

On June 6, 2017, in order to maintain partnership relations between the cities of Kazan and Yevpatoria, Committee for the Promotion of Tourism of Kazan took part in the action "Carpet of Friendship and Good Neighborhood".

Photo: Irkutsk City Administration

Document: Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation (2023), Agreement on mutual cooperation in the field of tourism between The Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan and the Committee on Economics and Strategic Planning of the Irkutsk City Administration (2024)

Year of foundation: 1661

Population: 611,215 people

The area of the city: 305 km²

Time zone: GMT +8

Website: https://admirk.ru/

About city:

Irkutsk is a unique, old city, ancient crossroad of trade routes, the capital of Eastern Siberia. It is located at a distance of 5042 km fr om Moscow and situated on the banks of the Angara river, 63 km from Lake Baikal.

Irkutsk was founded as prison in 1661 on the right bank of the Angara river, in 1686 it was granted the city status, since 1764 it was established as a center of the Irkutsk Governorate. Irkutsk is located at the intersection of transport routes, connecting the west and east of Russia, as well as Russia with China and Mongolia. Transsiberian railway and Federal Highway M-55 Moscow-Vladivostok passes through Irkutsk. International Irkutsk Airport is vital stopover point connecting airports of Southeast Asia and Far East with European part of Russia with the CIS countries.

Of great interest for investing is recreational potential of Lake Baikal. According to forecasts, up to 2 million people can relax annually on the coast of Baikal.

Modern Irkutsk is a historical city which successfully combines greatness and identity of the historical center and the quarters of modern buildings, traditions of the most intelligent and cultural Siberian city with modern industrial, scientific and educational potential, developed infrastructure.

There are four administrative districts in Irkutsk - Pravoberezhny, Oktyabrsky, Sverdlovsk and Leninsky.

Irkutsk today is a large administrative, industrial, trading, cultural and scientific center of Eastern Siberia, wh ere more than 600 thousand people live in. The national composition of population of the city is diverse and consists of over 120 nationalities.

Joint actions, contacts:

The delegation of Irkutsk, headed by the Mayor of Irkutsk, Ruslan Bolotov, participated in the event «United Cities Forum» (UCF), which took place on September 7-8, 2023 in Kazan within the framework of the International Forum "SPROUTS: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation". The Mayor of Irkutsk, Ruslan Bolotov, made a presentation at the sessions «Sister cities and broadening horizons: successful experience and new goals» and «Preservation of historical heritage as the basis of the identity of a modern city». Within the framework of this Forum, an agreement on inter-municipal cooperation was signed between the cities of Kazan and Irkutsk. Also a friendly chess tournament in a hybrid format between the teams of the sister cities and partners of Russia and China was held. The team of young chess players from Irkutsk defended with dignity the honor of their city at the tournament and was highly appreciated by the panel of judges and the audience.

On September 28, as part of the signed Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation between Kazan and the Irkutsk Tourism Development Committee of Kazan, was organized a meeting of Kazan tour operators with Irkutsk tour operators. As part of the establishment of partnerships and for the exchange of experience, the «Island Tour» travel agency visited the «Ice City «Happiness of Clean Water» infotour under the guidance of the Tourist Information Service. The event was also attended by guests from Moscow, Krasnoyarsk and Ulan-Ude. During the tour, the participants got acquainted with the main attractions of Irkutsk, inspected hotels, participated in various master classes, met representatives of the Irkutsk Administration, ITS Irkutsk, regional tour operators and service providers in the domain of tourism.

On October 6, 2023 the General meeting of Association of Cities of the Volga region members was held in Perm, in which the President of the Association of Siberian and Far Eastern cities, the Mayor of Irkutsk Ruslan Bolotov participated in.

On December 1, 2023, a delegation from Kazan visited Irkutsk to discuss the celebration of a Sabantuy in Irkutsk in 2024.

On June 29, 2024, the Kazan delegation took part in the organization of the traditional Tatar holiday Sabantuy, which was held with great success in Irkutsk. The event program included national games, tasting of Tatar cuisine, sports competitions and a festival of creative groups. An important result of this event was the signing of an agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism, which will open up many opportunities for the development of tourism potential between these cities.

A team of chess players from the city of Irkutsk took part in a chess tournament within the framework of the II International Forum “SPROUTS: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation”, which was held on November 14-15, 2024 in Kazan.

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Documents: Treaty of Cooperation between the Cities (1997)

Year of foundation: 1608

Population: 404,000 (2020)

Area of the city: 104 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: http://ivgoradm.ru/

About the city:

The city of Ivanovo is traditionally considered the center of the textile industry.

The international film festival “Mirror” named after Andrei Tarkovsky is held. Ivanovo is on the list of cities in the Golden Ring of Russia. By Presidential Decree of July 2, 2020 the city was awarded the title “City of Labor Valor”.