Sergei Sobyanin: Moscow's creative industries reach next level

In 2025, Moscow took its creative industries to the next level, indeed. A key event was the launch of the video game and animation cluster (Phase I Creativity Cluster project) at the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow Mayor shares on his MAX channel.

“Kicked off during Moscow International Video Game Week (MIVGW), the cluster is a full-cycle video game and animation dev space with backing at all stages of creation and launch.  MIVGW actually featured a national record—the largest cyber tournament,” wrote Sergei Sobyanin.

Source: Sergei Sobyanin’s channel in the messenger MAX

Creative companies signed export contracts worth over RUB 1 billion to bring Moscow-made video games to China, distribute Russian projects in Japan and release some video games in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, Russian publishing houses presented a number of books for foreign readers; 38 export contracts were signed for publication in China, Turkey and other countries, as a result.

Moscow is also driving the local art industry  as its revenues grew by almost 23 per cent up to RUB 5.8 billion in 2024.

In the spring, the city got the Moscow Workshops, a creative center consisting of 35 furbished studios, an exhibition space and a lecture hall. Other significant projects include the Creative Business Practicum and Protect Your Creativity programs.