The Unique Russia exhibition and forum ended in Moscow

The V Art and Industry Exhibition-Forum "Unique Russia" was held in Moscow's Gostiny Dvor from January 23 to February 9, 2025. This grandiose event united on 10 thousand square meters of exposition more than 2000 participants from 77 regions of the Russian Federation and abroad, as well as 110 events of the business and cultural program - forums, conferences, ceremonies, concerts, fashion shows, performances, master classes, film screenings. In total, more than 4000 participants took part in the anniversary exhibition and forum. The events were covered by more than 200 accredited media, including the leading TV channels and publications of the country.

During 2.5 weeks the exhibition-forum "Unique Russia" was visited by more than 80,000 guests, including representatives of government, business and culture. In particular, the exhibits of the exhibition-forum were evaluated by: the vice-speaker of the Federation Council, Senator Inna Svyatenko, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexey Moiseyev, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova, the head of the party "Just Russia - For Truth" Sergey Mironov, the director of the Department of Light Industry and Timber Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vera Khmyrova, the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Sudnik, the second president of the Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity, the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Irada Ayupov.

The opening ceremony was traditionally held by the legendary announcer of the Soviet Russian Central Television, People's Artist of the RSFSR Anna Shatilova.

The Kaluga, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd regions, the Republics of Tatarstan, Buryatia, Crimea, Donetsk People's Republic, Chukotka Autonomous District and many other regions presented their national expositions at Unique Russia.

The international cooperation of Unique Russia with the friendly countries of BRICS, CIS, South-East Asia, Latin America and Africa also received a new turn in 2025. Masters and artists from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Syria took part in the exhibition and forum. A series of "Friendship Evenings" were also held - with Nicaragua, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The events were attended by many high-ranking diplomats of foreign countries, including the ambassadors of Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Palestine.

Talented designers, artists, jewelers, keepers of folk traditions and creators of author's techniques presented amazing works of art to the public. Visitors of "Unique Russia" were welcomed by a real parade of legendary art crafts of Russia - Fedoskino, Palekh, Khokhloma, Zhostovo, Yeletsk lace, Orenburg down shawls, Kaliningrad amber and northern bone-carving art of Uelen masters. There were also masterpieces of Russian painting - from the original by Vasily Surikov to the modern avant-garde of young artists.

At the same time, the exhibition and forum also featured stands with achievements in robotics and innovation, where guests were introduced to experiments at the intersection of traditional art and artificial intelligence and virtual reality.