Published on: 2026-08-04
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Exactly one year ago, a media bank appeared on the portal mos.ru “Mosphoto”. It features photographs and videos illustrating various aspects of life in the capital: culture, transport, education, sports, volunteering, and much more. They can be downloaded for free and shared on social networks and other platforms, as well as used in presentations.
“The media bank’s collection already contains more than 32 thousand materials. Its operation is supported by a team of professional photographers, cameramen, and producers,” she said
Natalya Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow.
For the convenience of users, the photos and videos are organized into categories, thematic collections, and special projects.
Thus, in the section “Cultural Heritage of Moscow” Photographs and 3D models of the capital’s architectural monuments have been collected, including archival footage. Here you can also find historical facts about the objects and information about the progress of the restoration.
The most popular over the year were albums and videos dedicated to the New Year’s decorations of the capital, projects “Winter in Moscow” and “Summer in Moscow”, as well as photos primroses in city parks, footage from the event “Mospitomets x Four-Legged Friend”, and walks of the Hero of Russia pilot-cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin with his son to places associated with Yuri Gagarin.
The “Mosphoto” media bank is regularly updated reports about various urban events, among which is the International Open Festival “Theatrical Boulevard”, festival “Moscow Sports Day”, Moscow graduation and promotion “Victory Waltz”. And in the section “Cultural Moscow” Photos of current theatrical performances and museum exhibitions have been collected.
Professional shots are also featured at “Mosphoto” capital parks and squares, central streets and squares, metro stations, schools, colleges, kindergartens, hospitals and clinics.
When using the materials, it is necessary to indicate the source — foto.mos.ru.
Famous figures from culture, sports, and the arts, whose photographs can be found in “Mosfoto”, congratulated Mediabank on its first anniversary. Among them are People’s Artist of Russia and artistic director of the Moscow Jazz Orchestra Igor Butman, Honored Artist of Russia actress Yulia Vysotskaya, Russian national football team goalkeeper Matvey Safonov, TV presenter and sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev, and others. Their congratulations were published in in the special section.
The creation, development, and operation of electronic government infrastructure, including services and offerings in an online format, align with the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State” and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration.” More details about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found at special page.
Stay informed about the main news promptly on the official channels of the city of Moscow in messengers “Max” and “Telegram”.
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