Twin Cities and Partners of Kazan

Document: Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation (2013)

Year of foundation: 1586

Population: 807 thousand people (2020)

Area of the city: 698 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +5

Website: http://www.tyumen-city.ru/

About the city:

Tyumen is a major industrial center, a city of science, culture and sports. Tyumen is the administrative center of Tyumen Region. In 2003, 2005-2008 Tyumen won prizes in the All-Russian contest «The Most Comfortable Town in Russia» held by the Government of the Russian Federation. According to a study of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, in 2014 - 2015 - the city ranked first among cities with the best quality of life.

The main source of pride for Tyumen residents is the city's wooden architecture. Another brand of Tyumen are the famous Tyumen carpets, which have not only a rich history, but also a serious reputation in the art world.

Joint events, contacts:

The city of Tyumen is a member and one of the founders of UCLG-Eurasia since 2004.

On October 15, 2019, a delegation of the Tyumen region visited the Republic of Tatarstan. The delegation visited several industrial parks and industrial sites, including the agro-industrial park Kazan - the largest multifunctional technological complex in the Republic in the field of agriculture.

On October 16, 2019, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with the Head of the Tyumen Region at the Palace of the Kazan Kremlin.

September 23, 2020, Deputy Director of the Department of Road Infrastructure and Transport of the Administration of Tyumen city Evgeny Tashlanov and director of the Committee on Informatization of Tyumen Leonid Akulenko took part (as listeners) in the Mayors’ Round Table "Smart City" within the International Forum Kazan Digital Week-2020.

On September 21, 2021 the delegation of Tyumen headed by the Deputy Mayor - Director of the Department of Municipal Services of Tyumen Administration Semyon Tegentsev took part in Mayors’ Round Table "Evolution of smart cities" within the framework of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week -2021. Semyon Tegentsev made a presentation on "Digitalization of the city of Tyumen".

Ruslan Galiakhmetov, Head of International Relations Department of Kazan City Council Office, took part in the International Forum of Local Authorities: «Cities of the Present and Future», which was organized by the Union of Russian Cities and held in Tyumen on October 20, 2022.

On May 25 - 26, 2023, representatives of the Tyumen City Administration took part in the Eurasian training «Eurasian Cities and Global Trends», which was held in Kazan.

On September 19 - 22, 2023 the delegation of the Tyumen City Administration visited Kazan within the framework of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week-2023. On September 20, 2023 Vladimir Kiltau, Deputy Mayor of Tyumen, Director of Municipal Economy Department, made a report at the Mayors' Round Table «Artificial Intelligence in City Management».

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

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

On September 8-11, 2024 the delegation of the Tyumen City Administration visited Kazan within the framework of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week-2024. On September 9, 2024 Vladimir Kiltau, Deputy Mayor of Tyumen, Director of Municipal Economy Department, made a report at the Cities' Round Table «Modern Urban Services».

A team of chess players from Tyumen 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.

 

 

Document: Treaty of Cooperation (2003)

Year of foundation: 1666

Population: 434 thousand persons. (2020)

Area of the city: 365.7 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +8

Website: https://ulan-ude-eg.ru/

 

About the city:

Ulan-Ude is the capital of the Republic of Buryatia. Major cultural, scientific and industrial center of Eastern Siberia. There are offices of the largest Russian and regional banks, the Russian-Japanese Baikal Forest Company, and the Buryatzoloto Company in Ulan-Ude. There are 234 objects with the status of cultural heritage in the city. The city is part of the "Great Tea Route". Every year Ulan-Ude hosts Tsagan Sar - the New Year according to the lunar-solar calendar. The Trans-Siberian Railway and Baikal Federal Highway pass through Ulan-Ude.

 

Joint activities, contacts:

The city of Ulan-Ude has been a member of the Eurasian branch of the UCLG since 2005.

In 2012 the official visit of representatives of Ulan-Ude city to Kazan took place.

On September 19-23, 2023 the delegation of Ulan-Ude City Administration visited Kazan within the framework of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week-2023. On September 20, 2023, Igor Shutenkov, Mayor of Ulan-Ude, gave a welcome speech at the Mayors' Round Table «Artificial Intelligence in City Management».

On June 15, 2024, Rasikh Sagitov, Secretary General of UCLG-Eurasia, took part in the celebration of Ulan-Ude City Day. He has a meeting with Igor Shutenkov, Mayor of the city. The main topic of the negotiations was the development of cooperation within the framework of the UCLG-Eurasia’s activities, as well as the definition of the main vectors of work.

On September 24-27, 2024, a delegation of the Administration of Ulan-Ude, headed by Deputy Mayor, Chief of Staff of the Administration of Ulan-Ude Nikolai Namsaraev, visited Kazan on an official visit.

In 2024, within the framework of the cooperation agreement dated October 3, 2024, the municipal budgetary educational institution “Multidisciplinary Lyceum No. 187” of the Sovetsky district of Kazan and the state budgetary educational institution “Republican Buryat National Boarding Lyceum No. 1” of Ulan-Ude held seminars, pedagogical readings on current issues in the development of educational systems, and exchange of educational materials.

In 2024, within the framework of the cooperation agreement dated November 29, 2024, multidisciplinary Lyceum No. 187” of the Sovetsky District of Kazan and secondary School No. 7 of Ulan-Ude held joint seminars, pedagogical readings on current issues in the development of educational systems, and exchange of educational materials.

Document: Agreement on Cooperation between the Administration of Kazan and the Administration of Ufa (1999),  Agreement on Сooperation in the field of tourism development between the municipality of Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan) and the Administration of Ufa (Republic of Bashkortostan) (2016), Protocol of Intentions between the cities of Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Guangzhou, Qiqihar (2022)

Year of foundation: 1574

Population: 1.1 million people (2020)

City area: 708 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +5

Website: http://уфа.рф/

 

About the city:

Ufa is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan. It ranks among the largest economic, cultural and scientific centers of the Russian Federation. By decision of the Interstate Union of Cities-Heroes, Ufa was awarded the honorary international title "City of Labor Valor and Glory". The city's enterprises are engaged in oil refining, chemistry, and mechanical engineering.

 

Joint events, contacts:

Ufa is one of the members and founders of UCLG Eurasia since 2019, as well as a member of the Association of Cities of the Volga region since 2015, the city plays an active role within the framework of these organizations.

In 2016, an agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism development between the Kazan Municipality and the Administration of the Urban District of Ufa was signed.

On January 23, 2019, a delegation fr om the Republic of Bashkortostan visited Kazan.

On December 10, 2019, a delegation fr om Ufa visited renovated facilities in the Kirovsky and Moskovsky districts of Kazan.

On March 10, 2019, a delegation fr om Kazan visited Ufa on a working visit.

From 11 to 13 April 2019, the 24th specialized international exhibition "Tourism and Sports 2019" was held, wh ere Ufa took part as an exhibitor.

On December 11, 2019, a delegation from Ufa presented a personnel management system to representatives of the Executive Committee of Kazan.

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

On September 24, 2021, Rustam Galeev, Advisor of the Head of Ufa City District Administration, took part in the General Meeting of the Association of Volga Region Cities, which was held in Nizhny Novgorod.

In 2021 the delegation of Ufa visited the Committee on Transport and municipal unitary enterprises of urban passenger transport of Kazan to exchange experience.

Ratmir Mavliev, Head of Ufa City District Administration, took part in the General Meeting of the Association of Volga Region Cities, which was held on May 26, 2022 in Izhevsk.

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.

On September 21, 2022, Ratmir Mavliev, Head of the Administration of the Urban District of Ufa, made a report at the meeting of the Mayors' Round Table «Digital Transformation of Management in the City», which was held within the framework of International Forum Kazan Digital Week - 2022.

On September 29 - 30, 2022 representatives of the Ufa Administration participated in the I Kazan International Legal Forum.

In 2022, advertising of the Kazan bicycle ride «Night Bikefest» was organized on media facades of Ufa.

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 the six-party agreement between the cities of Russia and China in 2022, and was held to strengthen friendly relations. The event was organized by the Ufa city administration.

Head of Information Technology and Communications Department of Kazan Dmitry Kremlev and Director of the Municipal Budgetary Institution «Department of Telecommunication Technologies» Ruslan Avilov participated in the IV International Forum of Development and Digital Transformation of Cities «Smart City - Smart Country», which took place in Ufa on July 26-28, 2023.

On October 6, 2023 the General Meeting of Association of Volga Cities, which was held in Perm, was attended by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, wh ere the new Chairman of the Association of Volga Cities Ratmir Mavliev, Head of Ufa Administration, was elected.

On October 25 - 28, 2023 Head of the Department of Economy and Investment of the Ufa Administration Timur Khafizov took part in the events of the World Organization «United Cities and Local Governments», which were held in Konya (Turkey).

On November 1, 2023 an online meeting of the round table of participants of the Protocol of Intentions between Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Guangzhou and Qiqihar was held. Ruslan Ismagilov, Head of the Department of External Economic Relations of the Administration of the Ufa city Administration of the Republic of Bashkortostan, took part in this event.

On June 6-7, 2024, a delegation from the Ufa City District Administration, headed by First Deputy Head of the Administration Sergey Kozhevnikov, visited Kazan in order to exchange best municipal practices in various sectors of the urban economy.

On June 21-22, 2024, the delegation of Ufa headed by Ratmir Mavliev, the Head of the Ufa city municipal district administration, the Chairman of the Association of Cities of the Volga Region, visited Kazan to participate in the International Forum of the BRICS+ Cities. 

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

On August 31, 2024, the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in events to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Ufa. On this occasion, a video congratulation was prepared from the city of Kazan.

A team of chess players from the city of Ufa 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.

On December 25, 2024, a delegation from the Civil Protection Department of the urban district of the city of Ufa of the Republic of Bashkortostan visited the Civil Protection Department of the Executive Committee of Kazan in order to familiarize itself with the implementation of initial measures in the event of emergencies involving the use of UAVs.

In 2024, as part of an agreement on cooperation and partnership within the framework of a long-term consortium for the development of school engineering and technological education in the Russian Federation dated September 28, 2020, cooperation between Lyceum No. 35 - educational center "Galaktika" of the Privolzhsky district of Kazan with Lyceum No. 60 named after Mikhail Alekseevich Ferin of Ufa and Education Center No. 51 named after V.M.Parashchenko of Ufa.

On February 19, 2025, Viktor Zakirov, a leading specialist of the Department of Architecture and Urban Development of Kazan, took part in the round table «Integrated development of territories – building the city of the future», which took place in Ufa as part of the International Forum and Exhibition «UralStroyIndustriya».

On April 8-10, 2025, a delegation from Ufa visited Kazan to exchange experiences and discuss the development of Kazan and Ufa.

The Mayor of Ufa Ratmir Mavliev took part in the General Assembly of the BRICS+ Association of Cities and Municipalities, which was held on May 26-28, 2025 in Marica, Brazil. The Head of the Main Department of Architecture and Urban Development of Ufa Ruslan Khairullin spoke at the session Architecture and Urban Development. At the General Assembly, a meeting was held between the Mayor of Ufa Ratmir Mavliyev and the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin with the Mayor of Tehran Alireza Zakani, wh ere they discussed their experience and plans for cooperation between the cities.

 

Documents: Cooperative Agreement (1998), Agreement on mutual cooperation in the field of tourism between the Department of Property Relations, Economics and Competition Development of the Ulyanovsk City Administration and the Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan (2019)

Year of foundation: 1648

Population: 627,000. (2020)

Area of the city: 316 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +4

Website: http://www.ulmeria.ru/

 

About the city:

Ulyanovsk is the administrative center of Ulyanovsk region. The basis of the city's economy - is the automotive industry, engine building, aircraft construction, instrumentation, machine building and metal working, also developed power generation, retail trade and capital construction. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on July 2, 2020 the city was awarded the title “City of Labor Valor”.

 

Joint activities, contacts:

Ulyanovsk has been a member of the UCLG Eurasia since 2007, is also a member and one of the founders of Association of Cities of Volga Region since 1998, is active within the framework of these organizations.

Took an active part in the project Great Volga Way.

On June 6, 2015, the Head of Zavolzhsky District Administration of Ulyanovsk and the Head of Aviastroitelny and Novo-Savinovsky Districts Administration of Kazan signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement provides for the implementation of joint projects and initiatives in the social and industrial spheres, small business development, scientific and technical developments and improvement of the management system.

On April 5, 2016, a delegation fr om Ulyanovsk, headed by the Deputy of the Ulyanovsk City Duma Alsu Aizatullina, visited Kazan. As part of the visit there was a meeting with the Director of the Department of Food and Social Nutrition.

From May 25 to 28, 2016, the delegation headed by Sergey Panchin, Mayor of Ulyanovsk, took part in the Executive Bureau of the UCLG.

On August 12, 2016 the Agreement on Mutual Cooperation in the Field of Tourism was signed between the Department of Entrepreneurship Development, Investments and Consumer Market of Ulyanovsk Administration and Committee of Tourism Development Assistance of Kazan.

From April 11 to 13, 2019 the 24th Specialized International Exhibition "Tourism and Sports 2019" took place, wh ere Ulyanovsk was present as an exhibitor.

On August 7, 2019, the Ulyanovsk delegation took part in the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Strategic Session in Kazan.

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

On October 19-20, 2020, a delegation from Ulyanovsk led by Ulyanovsk Mayor Sergey Panchin visited Kazan and personally participated (as listeners) in the Forum of Twin Cities and Municipal Entities of BRICS - 2020.

On December, 18, 2020, Head of Ulyanovsk Sergey Panchin took part in the General Meeting of Members of the Association of Cities of the Volga Region in Kazan.

On April 9-10, 2021 the Department of property relations, economy and development of competition Ulyanovsk city administration took part in the 25th international specialized exhibition "Tourism. Sports. Active recreation".

On September, 24th, 2021 the Deputy Head of Ulyanovsk city Elena Cherkas took part in the General meeting of members of the Association of Volga region cities, which took place in Nizhny Novgorod.

In 2022, as part of the «blogger exchange» project, Kazan and Ulyanovsk implemented a joint project on «cross-blogging tour» of popular bloggers. On April 25-26, a group of bloggers from Ulyanovsk visited Kazan. On April 28- 29, a group of bloggers from Kazan paid a return visit to Ulyanovsk.

Dmitry Vavilin, Head of Ulyanovsk, took part in the General Meeting of the Association of Volga Region Cities, which was held on May 26, 2022 in Izhevsk.

Deputy Head of the Municipality of Kazan Evgenia Lodvigova took part in the XXII Federal Sabantuy, which was held on June 17 - 18, 2022 in Ulyanovsk.

Representatives of the Ulyanovsk Administration took part in the I Kazan International Legal Forum, which was held on September 29 - 30, 2022.

Chairman of the Ulyanovsk City Council Ilya Nozhechkin was a member 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 November 2, 2022, representatives of the Ulyanovsk Administration visited Kazan to study the experience of the Joint Stock Company «Department of Food and Social Nutrition of Kazan».

Organization of a cross-blog tour within the framework of the agreement reached between Kazan and Ulyanovsk on mutual visits of their active representatives of the Internet community and opinion leaders with subsequent publication of materials about the host city. Each party organized a full program of stay for the visiting group. The group from Ulyanovsk stayed in Kazan on April 25 - 26, 2022, and the group from Kazan stayed in Ulyanovsk on April 28 - 29, 2022.

On May 25 - 26, 2023, Ilya Nozhechkin, Chairman of the Ulyanovsk City Council, personally participated in the Eurasian training «Eurasian Cities and Global Trends», which was held in Kazan.

A team of chess players from Ulyanovsk took part in a tournament within the framework of the event «United Cities Forum» (UCF), which was held on September 7 - 8, 2023 in Kazan during the International Forum «SPROUTS: Russia and China - mutually beneficial cooperation».

On October 6, 2023 the General Meeting of the Association of Cities of the Volga Region was held in Perm, which was personally attended by the Chairman of the Ulyanovsk City Council Ilya Nozhechkin.

Delegation of Ulyanovsk took part in the International Architectural and Construction Forum «Kazanysh», which was held from December 5 - 7, 2023 in Kazan. 

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

A team of chess players from the city of Ulyanovsk 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 23, 2024, multidisciplinary Gymnasium No. 189 “Zaman” of the Kirovsky district of Kazan and the Secondary School No. 63 of the city of Ulyanovsk implemented joint projects of a methodological, educational, educational, sports and cultural nature, exchanged experience in the field of inclusive education of primary schools and the implementation of additional education programs.

In 2024, as part of an agreement on cooperation and partnership within the framework of a long-term consortium for the development of school engineering and technological education in the Russian Federation dated September 28, 2020, cooperation between Lyceum No. 35 - the educational center "Galaxy" of the Privolzhsky district of Kazan with the Governor's Engineering Lyceum No. 102 of the city of Ulyanovsk and Gymnasium No. 30 of the city of Ulyanovsk.

Document: The Protocol of Intentions between the cities of Qiqihar, Guangzhou, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Khabarovsk (2022)

Year of foundation: 1858

Population: 613 thousand people (2021)

City area: 389 km2

Time zone: GMT +9

Website: https://khv27.ru/

About the city:

Khabarovsk is the administrative center of Khabarovsk federal subject. One of the largest political, educational and cultural center of the Russian Far East.

There are 23 universities, 7 museums and one art gallery in the city. The World Ball Hockey Championship was held here five times.

The Federal Ministry for the Development of the Far East, the headquarters of the Eastern Military District and about two hundred regional bodies of federal power and administration are located in Khabarovsk.

Khabarovsk it is a member of the Association of Siberian and Far Eastern Cities. Khabarovsk is a «City of Military Glory».

Joint events, contacts:

On June 17, 2022, an agreement between Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Ufa, Khabarovsk and the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Qiqihar was signed. The meeting was held via videoconference.

On September 21, 2022 the Mayor of Khabarovsk Sergey Kravchuk made a report at the session of the Mayors' Round Table «Digital transformation of management in the city», which was held in the framework of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week - 2022. 

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. The event was organized by the administration of Ufa.

A team of chess players from Khabarovsk took part in a chess tournament as part of the «United Cities Forum» (UCF) event, which was held on September 7 - 8, 2023 in Kazan within the framework of the International Forum «ROSTKI: Russia and China - mutually beneficial cooperation».

On September 20, 2023, Igor Mikhailovsky, Vice-Mayor of Khabarovsk, made a report at the Mayors' Round Table «Artificial Intelligence in City Management» within the framework of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week-2023.

On November 1, 2023, an online roundtable meeting between the participants of the The Protocol of Intentions was held. Tatyana Ivanova, Head of International Relations Department of the Khabarovsk Administration, took part in this event.

Document: Treaty of friendship and partnership relations (2002)
Year of foundation: 1736
Population: 1.1 million people. (2020)
Area of the city: 500.91 km² (2021)
Time zone: GMT +5
Website: https://cheladmin.ru/

About the city:
Chelyabinsk is a major industrial metropolis, business, scientific and cultural center of the Southern Urals. Over its nearly three-century history Chelyabinsk has come a unique way - from a Cossack fortress, a quiet provincial town it grew into the largest metropolitan city in our country, one of the eleven million-plus cities in Russia. In terms of industrial power, it is in the top five cities in the country. The main production in the capital of the South Urals is metallurgy and the production of finished metal products. The capital of the South Urals has a reputation as one of the major educational centers of Russia. There are currently around 30 public and private institutions of higher education in the city.

Joint activities, contacts:
Chelyabinsk has been a member of the Eurasian branch of UCLG since 2005.
In 2010 an agreement was signed between Chelyabinsk region and the Republic of Tatarstan.
In 2012, exchange of data on economic indicators.
In 2012 by order of the Rais (Head) of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov Kazan specialists have studied new rules for the improvement of Chelyabinsk, as well as the experience of electronic traffic signs.

On September 21, 2022, the Head of the Chelyabinsk City Duma Andrei Schmidt took part in the meeting of the Mayors' Round Table «Digital Transformation of Management in the City», which was held as part of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week - 2022.

Deputy Mayor of Chelyabinsk for Economic Development and Investments Igor Postnov, as well as representatives of the Chelyabinsk administration visited Kazan on September 22 - 24, 2022. They held a number of business meetings, got acquainted with the work of the Executive Committee of Kazan, including in the field of digitalization of municipal services.

On February 6-8, 2025, the Head of the Department of Architectural and Urban Planning of the City of Chelyabinsk, Chief Architect Olga Nikitina visited Kazan to participate in the international architectural and construction forum «Kazanysh».

In April 2025, as part of the implementation of the friendship and partnership agreement between Kazan and Chelyabinsk, concluded in 2002, the parties developed and signed a plan of joint activities for 2025-2026.

Document: Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation (2023)

Year of foundation: 1154

Population: 74,652 people

The area of the city: 15.6323 km²

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: https://yalta.rk.gov.ru/ru/index

 

About city:

Yalta is situated on the shore of the eponymous of the Black Sea gulf in the south of the Crimean Peninsula. The city is located in valleys of two small rivers Derekoyka and Uchan-su on the hills encircled by the Crimean Mountains.

Surroundings of Yalta were inhabited in ancient times by taurians – indigenous people of Crimea. It is believed that the first settlement here was founded by the Greeks in Antique times. The current name of the city most likely came from the Greek «Yalita» which means «coastal».

The date of foundation is considered to be 1154, when in Middle Ages there was a settlement of merchants from Venice who were replaced by the Genoese. In the second half of 15^th century, Yalta was invaded by Turks and included in the Ottoman Empire. Then settlement became a part of the Crimean Khanate.

In 1783, the Crimea was annexed to the Russian Empire. Yalta was a small fishing village. Everything changed under command of Governor-General Mikhail Vorontsov, who distributed lands on which nobles started to build sumptuous estates. In 1838 Yalta received a city status. After Crimean War Yalta became one of the most popular resorts of the Russian Empire.

In the end of 19^th century an embankment, water supply and sewerage were built here. After the Civil War the majority of palaces in Yalta were in disarray. From 1941 to 1944 Yalta was in German occupation. In the February of 1945 in the Livadia Palace Conference of the Allies was held. After the end of the war, Yalta became considered as the main resort of the Crimea retaining this status so far.

 

Joint actions, contacts:

From July 16 to September 12, the All-Russian «Yalta 2019» project was held in Yalta, on the territory of the «Yalta–Intourist» hotel complex. In total, 320 participants from 19 regions of the country took part, including 44 people representing student team of Tatarstan. The student detachment «Bars», which belongs to the Headquarters of the student team of KSUAE, became the winner in the nominations: The best team in terms of set of indicators and the Best team in terms of production indicators.

The delegation of Yalta, led by the Head of the Yalta City Administration, Yanina Pavlenko, took part in the event «United Cities Forum», which was held on September 7-8, 2023 in Kazan within the International Forum «SPROUTSI: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation». The Head of the Yalta City Administration, Yanina Pavlenko, made a presentation at the session «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 Yalta.

On October 27, 2023, the World Council of the international organization “United Cities and Local Authorities” was held in the Turkish city of Konya, in which the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and the deputy head of the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan Evgenia Lodvigova took part, and as part of the event, Yalta was accepted into the Eurasian branch of UCLG.

On June 21-23, 2024, the assistant of the Head of the Yalta City Administration Lyubov Gribkova visited Kazan to participate in the International Forum of the BRICS+ Cities. 

On the night of August 17-18, 2024, participants from Yalta took part in the "Night Bike Fest" in Kazan.

Teams of chess players from the city of Yalta took part in the 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.

Photo: https://minvr.gov.ru/

Document: Agreement on inter-municipal cooperation (2021)

Year of foundation: 1632

Population: 330 thousand people (2021)

Area of the city: 122 km²

Time zone: GMT +9

Website: https://yakutskcity.ru/

About the city:

Yakutsk is the world’s largest city built on permafrost. It is the capital of the Republic of Sakha. The region is rich in natural resources: gold, diamonds, oil, gas, and many precious stones and minerals are mined here. It is a major cultural regional center, the uniqueness of which determines the diversity of its population. The city has a high scientific, educational, cultural and economic potential. There is a mammoth museum, where the thousand-year-old remains of this ancient animal are on display. The State Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of the North also contains fossils fr om the Ice Age, including mammoth and rhinoceros skeletons.

 Joint events, contacts:

Since 2006, the city of Yakutsk is a member of the Eurasian branch of the World Organization United Cities and Local Governments, the headquarters of which is located in Kazan, and take an active part in all activities of the organization.

The meeting of the UCLG was held in Yakutsk in June 2014 as part of the international conference "Cities and People: Civic Initiatives - a Formula of Mutual Trust", with the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin taking part in the events.

In December 2017 there was a business mission of Yakutsk entrepreneurs to the city of Kazan. The aim of the event was to share experiences, build relationships and find business partners. As a result of the business meeting an agreement on cooperation was reached and several contracts were signed.

On September 23, 2020, Head of the Urban District Yakutsk City Saardana Avksentyeva spoke at the Mayors’ Round Table of Smart City within the International Forum Kazan Digital Week-2020 with a report on "The progress of the pilot project to digitalize the urban economy Smart City in the Urban District Yakutsk City".

During the Interregional Forum "Yakutia-Tatarstan", which was held during the Days of Yakutia in the Republic of Tatarstan on June 8, 2021 in Kazan City Hall an agreement on inter-municipal cooperation between Kazan and Yakutsk was signed.

Also as part of the Days of Yakutia in the Republic of Tatarstan, a meeting was held between official representatives of the cities of Yakutsk and Kazan. Guests learned about the experience of the capital of Tatarstan on the development of the transport system and the improvement of public spaces. The meeting was attended by Evgeniya Lodvigova, Deputy Head of Kazan City Municipality, Albina Rafikova, Secretary of Kazan City Duma, Igor Kulyazhev, Deputy Head of Kazan Executive Committee, M. Khisamutdinov, Acting Chairman of Transportation Committee, Guzel Mingazova, Acting Chairman of Economic Development Committee, Ilsiyar Tukhvatullina, Chief Architect of Kazan, Head of International and Intermunicipal Relations Department of Kazan City Council Ruslan Galiakhmetov, Head of Yakutsk Urban District Evgeniy Grigoriev, Chairman of Yakutsk City Duma Albert Semenov, Advisor of Yakutsk Urban District Head Semen Sergeev, Head of External Relations and Investment Projects Implementation Department of Yakutsk Administration Vladimir Arzhakov and others.

Representatives of Yakutsk took part in the 17th World Conference of Historic Cities: "Historical and Cultural Heritage as the Basis of National Cultural and Local Identity. Ruslan Timofeev, Deputy Head - Head of the Office of the District Administration of Yakutsk, made a report at the plenary session "Ethnic Harmony within a Big City".

The Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) together with the Eurasian branch of the World Organization United Cities and Local Governments, headquartered in Kazan, held the VIII Congress of Local Authorities of Eurasia on June 24-25, 2021 in the city of Yakutsk. The Healthy Dialogue for Sustainable Development Congress brought together mayors and representatives of local and regional governments, as well as international organizations.

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

Representatives of the Kazan participated in the celebration of the Days of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on June 23-25, 2022.

On June 25, 2022, on the main venue of the Yakut folk festival Ysyakh within a gastronomic festival "Tasty Kazan" was held the framework of the Days of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), representing the gastronomic diversity of Kazan, based on the rich national and cultural traditions of not only Tatars, but also other peoples. Yakutia was able to taste dishes in five themed houses, wh ere Kazan's major restaurateurs presented five different concepts of local cuisine. In addition, for the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Head of the Republic of Sakha Aysen Nikolaev, was held a master class on cooking kystyby.

In order to study the experience of creating and operating public spaces in Kazan, a delegation from the Municipal Autonomous Institution «Public Space Management Cente» of Yakutsk, headed by the director Viktor Obutov, visited Kazan on August 9-13, 2022.

On September 19-24, 2022 representatives of Yakutsk city visited Kazan to take part in the Mayors' Round Table «Digital transformation of management in the city» in the framework of the International Forum Kazan Digital Week - 2022, and to get acquainted with the work of the Executive Committee of Kazan, including the field of digitalization of municipal services.

In 2022, within the framework of the Agreement on Cooperation in Education between the Municipal Educational Budgetary Institution «Yakutsk City National Gymnasium named after Chiryaevs» and the Municipal Educational Budgetary Institution «Gymnasium No. 27 with the Tatar language of instruction» of the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan held pedagogical readings on current problems of educational systems development, joint competitions, exchange of educational materials, as well as joint projects with students of the two educational organizations.

On May 25 - 26, 2023, representatives of the Yakutsk City Administration took part in the Eurasian training «Eurasian Cities and Global Trends» held in Kazan.

On 29 January - 1 February 2024, in order to study the innovative experience of educational institutions of Kazan, a delegation of heads of municipal educational institutions of Yakutsk city visited Kazan.

A team of chess players from the city of Yakutsk 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.

November 26 - December 1, 2024, representatives of the Committee for Tourism Development of Kazan visited Yakutsk to participate in the “Winter Begins from Yakutia” festival and presented the tourism and gastronomic potential of the city of Kazan, organized a master class from Kazan chefs.

In 2024, within the framework of agreements on cooperation in the field of education dated October 22, 2019, March 15, 2023, Yakut City National Gymnasium named after A.G. and N.K. Chiryaevs" of Yakutsk and the Gymnasium No. 27 with the Tatar language of instruction named after Khadi Taktash of the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan held joint competitions, exchange of educational materials, a meeting with teaching staff, and online seminars.

In 2024, as part of an agreement on cooperation and partnership within the framework of a long-term consortium for the development of school engineering and technological education in the Russian Federation dated September 28, 2020, cooperation between Lyceum No. 35 - the educational center "Galaxy" of the Privolzhsky district of Kazan with the Sakha Polytechnic Lyceum of Yakutsk, National Gymnasium "Ayyy Kyat" of Yakutsk" and Secondary school No. 21 of Yakutsk.

On June 11-14, 2025, celebrations dedicated to the XXV Federal Sabantui were held in the city of Yakutsk. The events were attended by the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

Document: Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the cities of Kazan and Yaroslavl (2003)

Year of foundation: 1010

Population: 608 thousand people (2020)

The area of the city: 205.80 km² (2021)

Time zone: GMT +3

Website: https://city-yaroslavl.ru/city/about/

 

About city:

Yaroslavl is one of the oldest Russian cities, it has a thousand-year history. Yaroslavl is the third largest city in the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation. In this index he is second only to Moscow and Voronezh. Yaroslavl, as well as Moscow, has its own Red Square. The historical part of Yaroslavl, including all of its buildings and constructions, is entirely under the protection of the world organization UNESCO (140 sites). The first in the world factory for the production on an industrial scale of synthetic rubber was opened in 1932 in Yaroslavl. The ancient city of Yaroslavl was honored to be marked on one of the Russian state banknotes.

 

Joint actions, contacts:

Yaroslavl has been a member and one of the founders of the Eurasian secretariat of UCLG since 2004.

Took an active part in the "Great Volga Way" project.

On June 17, 2019, a delegation of construction industry from Yaroslavl visited Kazan.

On August 21, 2020, a meeting with a delegation from the Administration of Yaroslavl was held at the Kazan City Hall.

From June 24 to June 26, 2021, representatives of the city of Yaroslavl took part in the 17th World Conference of Historic Cities "Historical and Cultural Heritage as the Basis of National Cultural and Local Identity", which took place in the city of Kazan.

On May 25 - 26, 2023, representatives of the Yaroslavl administration took part in the Eurasian training «Eurasian Cities and Global Trends», which was held in Kazan.

Representatives of the Yaroslavl administration took part online in the «United Cities Forum» (UCF) event, which was held on September 7 - 8, 2023 in Kazan within the framework of the International Forum «ROSTKI: Russia and China - mutually beneficial cooperation».

On September 12-13, 2024, the International Seminar “Historical and Cultural Heritage and its Role in Sustainable Urban Development” was held in the city of Yaroslavl. From Kazan, the Prefect of the special territory “Old Town” Ayrat Faizov took part in the event and made a report “Old Tatar Settlement of Kazan: a bridge between eras.”