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Interactive map of Arctic cleanup

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Underwater Research Center of the RGS

The Best Guide of Russia

“The Most Beautiful Country” Photo Contest

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Expeditionary Corps of the RGS

Maritime heritage

High-class geography

Interactive map of Arctic cleanup

The RGS Festival

Springs of the Russian Geographical Society

The Geographical Dictation

Youth Club of the RGS

Protection and Study Of Endangered Species

The Crystal Compass Award

Underwater Research Center of the RGS

The Best Guide of Russia

“The Most Beautiful Country” Photo Contest

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24 October 2025

Vladimir Putin Proposes to Create a Museum of Geography and Declare 2027 the Year of Geography

The initiatives of the head of state were voiced at the XVII Congress of the RGS

23 October 2025

Sergei Shoigu has been Re-Elected President of the Russian Geographical Society

Vladimir Putin supported the candidacy put forward by the Academic Council of the RGS

22 October 2025

The Russian Geographical Society Presents its Projects at BRICS Geographer's Day in Cairo

The focus is on innovation and ecology

22 October 2025

The XVII Congress of the Russian Geographical Society has Started in Moscow

It will summarize the results, outline plans, and elect the governing bodies of the RGS

21 October 2025

The International Scientific Forum in Honor of the 190th Anniversary of Chokan Valikhanov was Held in Kazakhstan

Aleksey Nikulin, a full member of the RGS and a documentary filmmaker, made a presentation at the event

21 October 2025

Volunteers of the Russian Geographical Society Take Part in the Oka Archaeological Expedition

Volunteers of the Russian Geographical Society took part in the field work of the Oka Archaeological Expedition. In 10 days, they got acquainted with the work of archaeologists, gained useful knowledge and practical skills

19 October 2025

Archaeologists have Discovered a 13th–14th –Century Muslim Necropolis under the Waters of Lake Issyk-Kul

The field stage of the expedition in Kyrgyzstan has ended

12 October 2025

A Tribute to the Crew of the MO-208 Boat, Who Died in 1942, was Paid in the Gulf of Finland.

The RGS continues to study sunken vessels