What the National Centre RUSSIA on Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island will look like can be seen in Vladivostok
The first
island branch of the National Centre RUSSIA will open on Bolshoy Ussuriysky
Island, a unique territory on the border between Russia and China. The future
venue will become an "eastern gateway" to Russia, where visitors will
be able to discover the country's regions, culture, traditions, achievements
and domestic producers. The concept of the future branch can already be seen in
Primorye: a model is on display at the National Centre RUSSIA in Vladivostok.
The branch in the Khabarovsk Territory will become one of the key projects in
the transformation of the Russian part of the island. The multi-level building,
covering more than 9,000 square metres, will bring together exposition and
congress areas, the "Journey Across Russia" space, a gastronomic zone
and programmes for children. One of the branch's key attractions will be the
Department Store RUSSIA, featuring traditional folk crafts, modern Russian
brands and products by domestic artisans.
Particular attention in the concept is given to the connection between the
future National Centre RUSSIA and the surrounding territory. Its symbol will be
the red-crowned crane, a rare bird of the Far East that symbolises loyalty,
family happiness and wisdom in the cultures of the Indigenous peoples of the
Khabarovsk Territory.
The concept for the branch in the Khabarovsk Territory was presented and
approved on 19 March 2026 at the National Centre RUSSIA in Moscow, alongside
projects from seven other regions. Plans for the development of the branch
network were also presented to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
The model is installed at the National Centre RUSSIA branch in Primorye at 4
Batareinaya Street, Vladivostok. It shows not only the future National Centre
RUSSIA building, but also other development projects for the Russian part of
Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island. Visitors can examine the model in detail and learn
what the second National Centre RUSSIA branch in the Far East will look like.
It will remain on display in Vladivostok for one month before moving to
Khabarovsk, where it will be shown at the Youth Leisure Centre at 7A Shevchenko
Street.
On Monday, 7 September, the National Centre RUSSIA will have a scheduled maintenance day.
On 6 September, the National Centre RUSSIA in Yugra hosted the first fairy-tale culture festival, "SkazkaFest. Journey Through the Fairy Tales of the Peoples of Russia".
The holiday brings together specialists from a wide range of professions, including geologists, drillers, engineers and technologists.
