The Russian Geographic Society was founded in 1845 in Saint Petersburg, at the Emperor Nicholas I’s injunction. It became the fourth geographic society in Europe and the fifth in the world. Since the day of its foundation, the Society’s main [...]
The headquarters of the Russian Geographical Society, located at 10, Grivtsova Ln, in St. Petersburg, are currently being restored. When the renovation is complete, the building will have experienced a rebirth. During the restoration, the historic interiors of the building [...]
The exhibit organized by the Russian Geographical Society and “Rosbalt” information agency will be launched in the largest cities of Russia. The working group comprised of the Society’s and “Rosbalt” information agency experts convened in Saint Petersburg to decide on [...]
The finals of 19th All-Russian Geography Olympiad for high school students took place in Kislovodsk. 15 participants were declared winners, and 52 participants became runner-ups. All of them received prizes from the Russian Geographical Society that helped organize the event. [...]
Vladimir Putin, already on good terms with tigers, leopards, marine animals and horses, has kissed a polar bear on frigid Franz Josef Land – and may have even saved its life, Kommersant reported. The Prime Minister was playing action man [...]
On April, 20, 2010, the complex study of the Russian Geographical Society’s archives was started. The study is carried in cooperation with the Restoration Workshops for the Archives of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The main goal of such a [...]
The international forum The Arctic – Territory of Dialogue has been postponed due to air service disruption in most of Europe following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland. The international forum The Arctic – Territory of Dialogue, planned [...]
