Russia currently has four gambling zones: «Sibirskaya Moneta» in the Altai Krai, «Primorye» in the Primorsky Krai, «Yantarnaya» 50 km from Kaliningrad and «Krasnaya Polyana» in Sochi. From January to November 2025, they welcomed over 1.7 million guests. During the same period in 2024, they welcomed approximately 1.67 million guests. The year-on-year…

The Russian hotel market has undergone systemic changes in recent years, with both the balance of power in terms of management and the approach to replenishing hotel rooms among the largest players shifting.

Chain management companies have held and continue to hold a dominant position in the market (approximately 70%). The remainder, accordingly,…

In the autumn of 2023, the Finnish government closed its border with Russia due to an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. Helsinki blames Moscow for this. Russia denied the accusations and stated that it «has no capacity to prevent third-country nationals from reaching the Finnish border».

According to Bloomberg, as a result,…