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The welcome Geographical Smolensk Transportation Competitive speech location Region edge of the Governor today of the Smolensk Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! Region Let me heartily greet You in our ancient and heroic land. I invite You to get a closer 09 10 12 13 14 16 acquaintance with our region.

Support for small Smolensk State support State support Logistics Priority and medium sized Regional Fund for investment for investment complexes investment sites The present business pages for investors will The Administration of the Smolensk Region has enterprises for the Support activity of big activity of small and terminals defi nitely provide You with the bright illustrations of worked out a clear investment policy aimed at the of Entrepreneur business and medium various resources of our Smolensk Region. improvement of the regional investment climate and ship sized enterprises I feel sure that the up-to-date overview of the provision of investment safety. We provide assistance regional potential will be of great interest for top for those partners who strive to establish mutual managers, representatives of business elite, relations in various business fi elds. 18 19 20 21 22 24 entrepreneurs, other specialists interested in the Our region is open to those partners who pursue Smolensk Region. serious and positive interests. We express our readiness State industrial Industrial Transportation Main priorities Industry Agriculture Being the Western gate of , Smolensk for widening cooperation in industrial, technological, park «Phoenix» park «» and logistics of the regional has a unique geographical location which creates investment and scientifi c spheres. industrial complex development «Stabna» the prerequisites necessary for increasing and I believe that the Smolensk Region will always be implementing the investment potential of the a hospitable home for investors. I wish all business region. Smolensk is an important transportation and community prosperity and successful implementation communication hub with the shortest highways and of investment projects. railways running from Central Russia to Europe. 25 26 27 28 29 30 The vast territory and rich mineral resources, signifi cant technological and intellectual potential State support Education Healthcare Culture Sport Tourism for agricultural make the region attractive for investors, Russian and producers international companies and fi nancial organisations. The Smolensk Region can boast its congenial Governor conditions for stable economic development. of the Smolensk Region A.V. Ostrovskiy 3 It includes 2 transport corridors Geographical location East-West North-South

The Smolensk region is a most important М-1 «Belarus» А-141 «North-South» transport and communication hub BPS - II –Baltic SMOLENSK А-101 «-Bobruisk» 68 million people are currently Pipeline System living within a 500-km radius main railway line main railway line of Smolensk. The Yamal-Europe gas pipeline

S S I A N F E D E R A E R U T I O Tallinn T H N Saint-Petersburg

Riga Ekaterinburg Moscow Novosibirsk Hamburg Chita Smolensk Irkutsk Rotterdam BELARUS Hamburg Berlin Brest Zabaykalsk Bremen Kiev UKRAINE Rotterdam Paris Ulan Bator MONGOLIA Paris Vladivostok Beijing Bishkek KYRGYZSTAN Berlin Beijing Tokyo NORTH KOREA JAPAN Bremen Tokyo SOUTH KOREA CHINA Smolensk Region today Transportation DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CITIES ON THE HIGHWAY M-1 «BELARUS» SMOLENSK - MINSK - 348 km SMOLENSK - MOSCOW - 395 км GAGARIN - MOSCOW - 180 км

Pskov 359)5= Riga 1 hour 35 minutes

Paris

180 km from Moscow Riga a number of highways connecting 1 hour 10 minutes SMOLENSK Russia with European countries Paris Moscow– Smolensk – 4 hours unique geographical location 2 hours 45 minutes and congenial conditions 4 hours 50 minutes for logistics development Gagarin VIZA «Swallow» - 4 hours 30 minutes Moscow and terminals functioning. Smolensk Belarus Moscow – Nice – 50 hours 8592'<2 Minsk Minsk– Smolensk - 3 hours Bryansk 1900 deposits of mineral resources

56 deposits of fresh underground waters Berlin 12 deposits of mineral underground waters 1 hour 45 minutes 35% of Russian and 75% of international goods from Western Europe are carried through Warsaw the territory of the Smolensk Region 1 hour 10 minutes

Berlin 2 hours 40 minutes

total area: population: 25 2 10 700 km 1 259 km The main 49 800 km2 1 000 000 municipal towns of highways of railways transportation Warsaw people districts hubs are: Smolensk, 2 hours , 6 7 Provision of state support Competitive edge of the Smolensk Region SMOLENSK REGIONAL for small and medium sized FUND FOR SUPPORT enterprises OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP www.sofpmp.ru GUARANTEE FUND Microfinance, provision Provision of securities for small of consulting services and medium sized enterprises. on business development.

INVESTMENT PORTAL OF THE SMOLENSK REGION www.smolinvest.com AGENCY OF LOAN SECURITY VYAZMA CORPORATION OF THE www.acgrf.ru PREFERENCES DEVELOPED WOOD INVESTMENT FOR INVESTORS INDUSTRY PROCESSING DEVELOPMENT OF THE Initiation, management and SMOLENSK REGION development of the national guarantee system ensuring the Increasing investment dynamic development of the SMOLENSK attractiveness of the Smolensk entrepreneurship. Region. Attraction of investment and implementation of investment projects in the Smolensk Region. Creation of investment sites. INDUSTRY Investment management. DEVELOPMENT FUND

TRANSPORTATION HIGHLY QUALIFIED CONGENIAL AND COMMUNICATION HUB SPECIALISTS BORDER LOCATION www.rftr.ru The Fund stimulates REGIONAL modernization of Russian INTEGRATED CENTRE (RIC) industry and encourages the production of competitive IN THE SMOLENSK REGION products which provide import

Business Support on Your Doorstep )81')256&,(17,),& substitution. ROSLAVL $1'7(&+12/2*,&$/6833257 www.eicc-smolensk.ru 2)60$//(17(535,6(6 Information support and consulting services for the regional enterprises on the establishment of business contacts with partners from other Russian regions and abroad. www.fasie.ru ENERGY SECURITY PREREQUISITESPROXIMITY FOR TOURISM A NETWORK DEVELOPMENT:TO MEGAPOLISES RECREATIONAL ZONES, OF EDUCATIONAL The funds implements the programs of innovative CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS development designed to create new and improve existing high-tech companies, increase their profits, attract investment, and create new work places. Provision of state support SMOLENSK REGIONAL Microfinance for small and medium FUND FOR SUPPORT Loans for entrepreneurs and companies: sized enterprises - from 10 000 upto 1 000 000 roubles; OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP - from 1 upto 3 years depending on the type of economic activity. for companies working for companies working 8% in agriculture, 10% in other spheres per year industrial production per year including trade. and service. MICRO-LOANS 8% 10% To receive a bank loan • the borrower submits a limited number of documents • no security of the pledge perгодовых year per year • the loan is provided within 3-5 day • early repayment of credit

Guarantee fund DEPENDING ON THE KIND OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Guarantees upto 20 mln roubles for bank loans and letters of credit lasting no longer than 5 years. • the commission for guarantee provision does not exceed 1/3 of the key interest rate defined by the • guarantees to cover upto 50% of the loan or the letter of credit PROVISION OF GUARANTEES FOR SMALL • guarantees are provided within 7 days To be eligible for the Fund loan/guarantee the applicant should: AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES • be qualified as a small or medium sized enterprise (Federal law 209-FZ issued on July 24th, 2007) • be registered as a tax payer and function in the territory of the Smolensk Region • not have any debts into the regional budget

Smolensk Regional Fund for Support of Entrepreneurship is accredited by the OJSC «Non-bank depository and credit company Smolensk Engels st. bld. 23 +7 (4812) 610-509, 777-077 E-mail: [email protected] www.sofpmp.ru «Agency of credit guarantees» 11 State support State support for investment for big business activities of the small >250 >1 bln rubles < 250 < 1 bln rublees investment employees sales revenue and medium enterprises employees sales revenue

TAX RELIEF FOR INVESTORS TAX RELIEF FOR INVESTORS

CORPORATE PROPERTY CORPORATE PROPERTY 0% TAX 0% TAX 300 300 CORPORATE INCOME 7 years million rubles CORPORATE INCOME 7 years million rubles TAX 4,5% TAX 4,5% validity period validity period

SUBSIDIES Subsidies in the amount of corporate income tax are annually given for reimbursement SUBSIDIES of expenses incurred while implementing PRIORITY investment projects Reimbursement up to 75% Reimbursement of up to 3/4 of the expenses for techno- Bank of Russia key interestrate logical connection to power and not more than 70% of all grid facilities less than 1,5 MW actually incurred expenses > 3 > 300 for interest payments 7 years bln rubles employees Reimbursement up to 50% Reimbursement up to 90% of expenses incurred through of expenses for the first instal- In priority economic activities: buying equipment for setting lment (advance) payment - food production up and (or) developing and (or) to those subjects who signed upgrading production process a leasing agreement with - machinery and technical equipment manufacturing Russian leasing companies - electrical facilities, electronic and optical equipment manufacturing - vehicles and transport facilities manufacturing - pharmaceutical goods production

OTHER KINDS OF SUPPORT: OTHER KINDS OF SUPPORT:

Investment project Participation Procedural, Investment project Participation Procedural, management in project design, informational management in project design, informational expertise and and administrative expertise and and administrative implementation support implementation support Logistics centers and terminals Logistics complexes and terminals CLT «KRASNINSKY» CLT «RUDNYANSKY» MOSCOW LLC «RHENUS-TERMINAL» LLC «EUROTRANSSERVIS» LOCATION: М-1 motorway, 3 km from the border with LOCATION: Smolensk region, Rudnya, 14 Let Oktyabrya Str. TVER Belarus. The Smolensk region, Krasninsky district, Krasnaya • warehouse size: 3000,00 м2 SAINT-PETERSBURG REGION Gorka , Zarechnaya Str., Bld. 2. • convenient road from the Baltic and North European countries 3 KM FROM THE BELARUS BORDER and from Ukraine and Belarus thanks to its location on the – Smolensk – motorway (А-141) 400 PARKING PLACES • outdoor area of the warehouse for temporary storage - REGION WAREHOUSE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE - 2500 М2 75 000м2

ONE OF THE LARGEST TERMINALS IN RUSSIA CLT «ROSLAVLSKY» The 1st WAREHOUSE BUILT BY AN INTERNATIONAL LLC «ROSLAVL-TERMINAL» FOR WARDING AGENT IN THE SMOLENSK REGION LOCATION: Smolensk region, Roslavlsky district, Roslavl, Karl Marks Str. 166. www.ru.rhenus.com • warehouse size: approximately 2,5 ha • simultaneous parking of up to 140 large cargo vehicles Е 30 VYAZMA CLT «KRASNOYE» RUDNYA LLC «ALFA-TRANS» WAREHOUSE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE СТАБНАSTABNA LOCATION: Smolensk region, 454 km on the М-1 motorway, «KATYNSKY TERMINAL» YARTSEVO 2 km from the border with Belarus. www.alfa-trans.ru LOCATION: Smolensk region, Smolensky district, Nikolskaya SMOLENSK village, Dorozhnaya Str. 3. CLT «STABNINSKY» KRASNAYA TIKHVINKA LLC «ALFA TRANS TERMINAL» GORKA LOCATION: Smolensk region, Stabna village, WAREHOUSE FOR TEMPORARY 6 km from М-1 motorway. STORAGE «ALFA-LOGISTIK» LOCATION: Smolensk region, Yartsevo 700 CARGO VEHICLES PER DAY (329 km on М-1 motorway) GENERAL COMPETENCE TERMINAL KALUGA REGION TERMINAL OF EXCISE DUTY WAREHOUSE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE BELARUS CJSC «INVEST MULTIMODAL» ONE OF THE LARGEST TERMINALS IN RUSSIA LOCATION: Smolensk region, Yartsevo ROSLAVL (329 km on М-1 motorway) PARTICIPANT OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: “SIMPLIFIED CUSTOMS CORRIDOR” RUSSIA – TURKEY, RUSSIA – ITALY WAREHOUSE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE TEMPORARY www.alfa-trans.ru LLC «VYAZEMSKY TERMINAL» BRYANSK STORAGE LOCATION: Smolensk region, Vyazma, Elevatornaya Str. 12 REGION WAREHOUSE

CLT «SMOLENSKY» WAREHOUSE FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE LLC «ELTRANS+» CUSTOMS LLC «TRANSIT-С» LOCATION: Smolensk region, Yartsevo, AND LOGISTICS LOCATION: Smolensk, Lavochkina Str. 105. 2 Mashinostroitelnaya Str., Bld. 5/3 TERMINAL 14 EUROPE 15 Priority investment Priority investment sites sites

Reserve Land* Industrial Land Agricultural Land* Settlement Land SAINT-PETERSBURG * Possibility of land designation to other categories ** Possibility of Technological connection to power MOSCOW grid facilities less than 50 MW PSKOV REGION TVER REGION 9 1 «Arkhipovka» «Resurs»** investment site with the overall area of 52,5 hа investment site with the overall area of 20,87 hа GAGARIN 7 10 «Astapkovichi»** 16 KHOLM-ZHIRKOVSKY 2 «Tishino» investment site with the overall area of 110,3 hа investment site with the overall area of 43,8 hа DUKHOVSHCHINA 11 «» Е 30 9 VYAZMA 3 «Rudnya» ** investment site with the overall area of 6 hа 6 RUDNYA 5 SAFONOVO investment site with the overall area of 1005 hа СТАБНА 4 Reserve land fund 3 YARTSEVO 1 11 for agricultural usage KARDYMOVO 4 «Berezhnyany» 12 «Buda» 14 2 of more than 716 thousand ha 13 8 investment site with the overall area of 4 hа investment site with the overall area of 25 hа 12 SMOLENSK 15 Including: 13 Dukhovshchinsky district - 44 thousand ha 5 «Velyuzhino» «KrasnayaGorka» MONASTYRSHCHINA POCHINOK investment site with the overall area of 4,57 hа Elninsky district - 42 thousand hа investment site with the overall area of 22 hа KALUGA Krasninsky district - 36 thousand ha 14 «Smolenskaya» REGION Monastyrshchinsky district - 54 thousand ha 6 «Kamenka» investment site with the overall area of 7,1 hа Pochinkovsky district - 35 thousand hа investment site with the overall area of 64 hа BELARUS ROSLAVL Roslavlsky district - 53 thousand ha 10 15 «Kovalyovka» Rudnyansky district - 70 thousand ha 7 «Gagarin» investment site with the overall area of 135 hа Safonovsky district - 36 thousand ha investment site with the overall area of 106,28 hа Smolensky district - 37 thousand ha BRYANSK REGION Sychyovsky district - 30 thousand ha 8 «Lonnitsa» 16 «Belkino» EUROPE Kholm-Zhirkovsky district - 32 thousand ha investment site with the overall area of 8,24 hа investment site with the overall area of 400 hа Shumyachsky district - 30 thousand ha

17 highly qualified specialists «PHOENIX» «Safonovo» SMOLENSK COMPOSITE CLUSTER complex engineering infra structure STATE INDUSTRIAL ( land plots sized 0,5 - 10 ha) Industrial park PARK congenial conditions for transportation and logistics attractive prices www.technopark67.ru

Vitebsk Vitebsk

VIZA SAFONOVO Moscow VIZA Moscow SMOLENSK SMOLENSK Minsk Minsk

60 ha 130 ha 51,15 ha

STATE INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL TAX CONDITIONS: TAX CONDITIONS: PARK PARK Modern production facilities (4-5-th danger class): Modern production facilities PROFITS TAX PROFITS TAX 15,5% metal processing 15,5% (2-5-th danger class): machine construction production of composites LAND TAX LAND TAX production of metal and plastic goods chemical production PROPERTY TAX consumer goods industry PROPERTY TAX educational centre on composites TRANSPORT TAX food industry TRANSPORT TAX experimental station for growing hemp 0% 0% and flax 18 STABNA Development priorities Transportation www.stabna.ru and logistics complex

Stabna

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TAX CONDITIONS: Excise Customs Terminal Customs Terminal of General Competence PROFITS TAX 15,5% Phyto-control +>625/:':/545,6+': '-8/);2:;8+ :5;8/93 '4*2/3+*+659/:9 LAND TAX Veterinarian Control $NGULGMXOI[RZ[XGRRGTJY S[YK[SY  ULZNKZUZGRK^ZXGIZOUT JK\KRUVOTMIGZZRKHXKKJOTM UHPKIZYULI[RZ[XGRNKXOZGMK Customs Clearance of Goods, Materials PROPERTY TAX ULYGTJGTJMXG\KR GTJVRGTZMXU]OTM NOYZUXOIGRGTJI[RZ[XGRSUT[SKTZY and Accessories OTZNK)KTZXGR,KJKXGR*OYZXOIZ S[YK[SYULGXINKURUMOIGR TRANSPORT TAX “Green customs corridor” NKXOZGMKTGZ[XKXKYKX\KY 0% for Russia-Turkey, Russia – Italy. ZNKTGZOUTGRVGXQYl9SURKTYQ2GQKRGTJ| GTJl-GMGXOTYQ_| Industry Sectoral structure of GNP

The Smolensk Region is one of the industrial regions of Central Russia 2,1% 0,4% 0,7% 2,7% 27,4% 4,0% 2,3% GAGARIN 10,2% OJSC «OSRAM» 6,8% Llc «EGGER Drevpodukt Gagarin» (OSRAM AG, GERMANI) (EGGER, Austria)

Smolensk Nuclear «Kristall» VYAZMA Power Station Production Corporation SAFONOVO 5,1%

7,6% YARTSEVO 8,3% 7,3% SMOLENSK 5,6% 9,5%

Production and distribution Production of rubber of electric power, gas and water and plastic goods

Chemical industry Machinery manufacturing ¼ of workforce is employed DESNOGORSK Food industry including production Wood processing in industrial production of alcohol and tobacco > 30% gross regional product ROSLAVL Electrical equipment manufacturing Textile and clothing about 30% of tax revenues Jewellery production Extraction of mineral resources

Transportation and communication Cellulose and paper manufacturing Metallurgical production and metalwork Leather production and shoe making Industrial centres, manufacturing over 90% Production of non-metal of the total volume of industrial products mineral commodities Agriculture INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN AGRICULTURE State support of agribusiness SUBSIDIES

Agricultural complex «MIRATORG» ZAO «ZolotayaNiva», Safonovsky District completed Agribusiness “Nasha Zhitnitsa”, the construction of the dairy complex for 1200 the Gagarinsky District the company plans the construction Holstein-Friesian cows; the investor launched a new investment project PLANT GROWING CATTLE BREEDING SPECIALISTS of four cattle farms for meat production the expansion of the dairy complex to 1800 goals; on the land development of 8 thousand ha and a logistics centre; the construction of a dairy complex for 4800 cows, of fallow lands; mixed cattle feed facilities and an elevator the investor plans the construction of a modern Subsidies for partial reimbursement of the Subsidies for partial reimbursement of the Social transfers for construction (purchasing) of credit interest paid to the Russian credit interest paid to the Russian credit housing in rural areas. the amount of investment is about in the Dorogobuzhsky District. complex for processing and storage of corn and a milk complex for 1200 cows. organisations and loans received from organisations and loans received from 2 bln roubles; agricultural consumers’ co-operative agricultural consumers’ co-operative organisations. organisations. 200 work places will be created. Subsidies for partial reimbursement of the Subsidies for partial reimbursement of the Subsidies for the support of specialists

TVER REGION expenses on the purchase of top-quality insurance payment under the agreement of working in the agricultural sector in the PSKOV REGION seeds. the agricultural insurance. Smolensk Region: GAGARIN Llc «Gagarin-Ostankino», Gagarin • a state lump-sum provided for young the investor launched the project Subsidies for the provision of target support Subsidies for reimbursement of the expenses specialists; «The construction of a meat processing for plant growing producers. on breeding livestock except beef farming. • monthly payments for young specialists facility»; working in agricultural companies. Е 30 the processing capacity of 150 tons BELARUS SAFONOVO of pork per shift. Subsidies for the production of fiber flax Subsidies for keeping breeding bulls for dairy (production of stock and straw) for the sold and beef farming. Llc «Smolenskoe pole», СТАБНА products. Pochinkovskiy District РУДНЯ the investor continues the construction Llc «Krol and K», the Gagarinsky District Subsidies for partial reimbursement of Subsidies per 1 litre of the sold milk. SMOLENSK of the pig breeding farm for 165 the investor completed the implementation technical and technological modernization of thousand pigs; of the investment project on the rabbit farm flax production, and primary flax processing. at present the pig stock comprises POCHINOK management for 3249 doe rabbits;

101,1 thousand pigs. KALUGA REGION the construction of 4 hangars for 4400 of roe rabbits. Subsidies for partial reimbursement of the Subsidies for partial reimbursement of the insurance payment under the agreement of direct expenses on construction and the agricultural insurance. modernization of milk farms. Llc «Grainlux», Roslavsky District ROSLAVL the investor completed the first stage of the implementation Subsidies for partial reimbursement of direct of the investment project on processing of oil plants BRYANSK REGION expenses on construction and modernization (, sunflowers, soya, etc.) with the capacity of 60 thousand of potatoes and other vegetables storage tons per year; THE PRIORTIES OF THE AGRICULTURAL POLICY facilities. at present the capacity of the technological line reaches Subsidies for partial reimbursement of direct up to 250 tons of oil seed per diem. OF THE SMOLENSK REGION: expenses on construction and modernization of green houses. encouraging the increase of production; > 1,7 mln. ha of agricultural lands Subsidies for target support of potatoes and providing conditions for selling the agricultural open land vegetables growing. 280 agricultural businesses products and supporting their competitiveness on the agricultural market; 200 farmers and individual entrepreneurs providing financial sustainability TAX EXEMPTIONS of agricultural producers; 178 thousand people with private (tractors, self-propelled headers, agricultural vehicles registered homesteads 0 % complex development of rural territories. for transport by the agricultural companies and used agribusiness) Education Healthcare

PRE-SCHOOLING SCHOOL EDUCATION 73 73 REGIONAL STATE BUDGET INSTITUTIONS OF HEALTHCARE

Regional clinical hospital, Regional children's clinical hospital, Veterans' hospital, Emergency care hospital, Perinatal centre, Centre for prevention and treatment of AIDS and infectious diseases, Blood centre, Institute of pathology.

279279 educational учреждений institutions 401 учреждение403 schools 35,335,3 thousand тыс.человек people 80,880,8 thousand тыс.человек people

66 centres vocational: 32 schools 53,0 thousand people 128 professions

«FEDERAL CENTRE OF TRAUMATOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS AND PROSTHETICS» IS EQUIPPED ACCORDING TO THE WORLD MEDICAL STANDARDS higher education: 33 institutions 80 specialisations

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION THE SMOLENSK REGION HAS A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL POTENTIAL THE SMOLENSK REGION HAS A NETWORK Culture Sport OF RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS FACILITIES

2417 sports facilities are visited by over 56 thousand people, these facilities include: 25 4 41 20 STADIUMS ICE PALACES SWIMMING SKIING POOLS COMPLEXES

The regional library named after A.T. Tvardovsky is among the best regional The Smolensk Regional libraries in the country Philharmonia 2013 – 1150th anniversary The State Drama Theatre of Smolensk Cultural and exhibition centre named after A.S. Griboedov named after the Tenishevs

THE SPORTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: The Smolensk Region annually holds special The Smolensk State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism winter and summer olympiads, regional The Smolensk State School of the Olympic Reserve competitions in track and fields athletics, The Smolensk College of Technology and Sport skiing, etc. for disabled children. Disabled sportsmen, being the members The Gagarinsky Teaching School of the regional teams, also take part The Training Centre of the Smolensk Region Teams in all Russia and international competitions. 10 specialised sports schools of the Olympic reserve for children, 535 60 4 3 31 sports schools for children, 21 sports clubs LIBRARIES MUSEUMS RECREATIONAL THEATRES CULTURAL PHILHARMONIA PARKS AND EXHIBITION The motor-racing track the «SmolenkRing» in Verkhnedneprovsky, Dorogobuzh meets the international CENTRE standards of circuit races. The track is 3357 m long and 12-15 m wide. www.smolenskring.ru Regional Tourism tour operators 4220 1750 Regional tourism RELIGIOUS TOURISM AND PILGRIMAGE 114 60 cultural architectural museums heritage heritage The main centers: Smolensk, Vyazma, Boldino. travel agents sites sites

PRIORITY GUIDELINES

educational recreation religious agricultural wellness and event tourism tourism and pilgrimage and ecological tourism (1934-1968) Assumption Cathedral, Holy Trinity Boldino Monastery is the first human in space. tourism tourism Smolensk, 1677 of St. Gerasim, 1530 EDUCATIONAL TOURISM

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. THE OLDEST KIND OF From 26 December 1984 - Archbishop of Smolensk and Vyazma. TOURISM WHICH IS Prior to the patriarch enthronement - DYNAMYCALLY DEVELOPING Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad. Church of Archangel Michael (Svirskaya), Church of Odigitria (1638), THANKS TO A RICH AND 5 Smolensk, Monastery of John the Precursor, DIVERSE CULTURAL AND 1 2 6 1180-1197 Vyazma HISTORICAL HERITAGE. 3 4 7 ECO-TOURISM IN THE SMOLENSK REGION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Przhevalskoye Demidov Rudnya Sychevka Gagarin Ugra EVENT TOURISM OFFERS FASCINATING SPECTACULAR SHOWS:

NATIONAL PARK “SMOLENSKOYE POOZERYE” NATIONAL PARK UGRA PORECHYE (“SMOLENSK LAKELAND”) “GAGARINSKY” 35 unique glacial lakes close proximity to the Moskow region The Ugra river is one of the most popular areas The Russian Touring Car Champion ship International Historical Reenactment International Touristic Festival Military and Historical Festival extensive network of hiking, water and cycling the construction of the "Vazuza & Yauza" for water and recreation tourism in Central Russia. and «Slavic Cup» at the «CAR dymovo» and Slavic Culture Festival «Solovyova Crossing» «Reenactment of the Smolensk Battle tourist routes and ecological paths touristic cluster motor-racing track « – 2014» (Kardymovo region) at Lubino in 1812» dozens of sites for camping and recreation (Kardymovo district) (Smolensk) (Kardymovo region) recreational facilities and accommodation 31 YOUR T IN FUT ES U V RE IN Governor of the Smolensk Region, Reception: ! tel: +7 (4812) 38-66-11, факс: +7 (4812) 38-68-51, е-mail: [email protected] www.admin-smolensk.ru

Department of investment development of the Smolensk Region tel./fax: +7 (4812) 20-55-39, тел: +7 (4812) 20-55-32, e-mail: [email protected], e-mail: [email protected]

Corporation of investment development of the Smolensk Region tel: +7 (4812) 77-00-22, e-mail: [email protected]

Smolensk Fund for support of entrepreneurship tel: +7 (4812) 77-70-77, 61-05-09, e-mail: [email protected] www.sofpmp.ru

Smolensk Chamber of Commerce tel: +7 (4812) 38-74-50, 38-29-57, e-mail: [email protected], www.smolenskcci.ru

Regional Integrated Centre (RIC) - Smolensk Region tel./fax: +7 (4812) 38-29-57, 32-83-14, 38-74-32, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] www.eicc-smolensk.ru

Investment portal of the Smolensk Region www.smolinvest.com