Published on: 2026-09-13
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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The mos.ru portal is the core of the Moscow digital ecosystem. Its electronic services and tools allow for solving dozens of issues daily related to healthcare, education, social support, everyday life, organizing cultural leisure, and much more. It helps not only Muscovites but also residents of other Russian regions. Today, more than 16 percent of the portal’s visits come from other cities. People access mos.ru from Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Tver, Novosibirsk, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, Chelyabinsk, Tula, as well as from the Moscow region.
“ The mos.ru portal has become not only a universal assistant for Muscovites but also a useful resource for residents of other cities in the country. The portal’s electronic services and features help plan a vacation or a weekend trip to Moscow, top up the “Troika” card for travel on Moscow transport, find the nearest city wifi point, support charitable programs, organize your own event, and even prepare for moving to the capital. The instructions section has answers to almost any question related to being in the city: from where to buy farm products to where to report a forgotten item on transport,” the capital’s authorities said.
Prepare for a visit or relocation to the capital
For those planning to move to the capital, a super service will be useful “Moving in Moscow”. Here you will find tips and instructions that will help at different stages of relocating: from planning to adapting to the new place. The service offers a short survey, based on the results of which personalized collections of instructions are formed: what needs to be done, prepared, packed, which city electronic services and utilities to use after moving, and much more. Finding the nearest public services center, enrolling a child in a school or sports club takes only a few minutes.
It is convenient to use the “Troika” card to pay for fares on city transport. Money can be added to it using the “Top up Troika card” service on the portal mos.ru. Here you can also easily check the balance of a transport card or buy a travel pass. You can also pay for trips using the service “My Payments”. To make online top-ups for the “Troika” card take minimal time, its number should be added to the personal account on the mos.ru portal. Then, during the next payment, the service will automatically fetch the transport card data, and manual entry will not be required.
The mos.ru portal will also be useful for those who are accustomed to traveling by car. Using the mos.ru services, you can pay for travel on toll roads. Users can top up the accounts of transponders from operators such as “Glavnaya doroga” (JSC “New Road Quality”) and “M11:15–58” (LLC “United Toll Collection Systems”). The transponder account is automatically displayed in the service. “My payments”, if the user has specified the same phone number in their profile and in the contract with the toll road operator. The service automatically generates a payment template, which is displayed along with the current balance and the recommended amount for replenishment. In addition, the user can set up automatic replenishment of the transponder account.
It is also convenient to pay toll bills through the “My Payments” service Moscow High-Speed Diameter, Bagration Avenue (the northern parallel road of Kutuzovsky Avenue), the Central Ring Road, the Mytishchi Chord, and the Western High-Speed Diameter in Saint Petersburg.
Organize exciting leisure activities in Moscow
It is convenient to follow the life of the inhabitants of the Moscow Zoo from any corner of Russia thanks to online broadcasts. You can find out how the bamboo pandas Katyusha, Dindin, and Zhui are doing, the Pallas’s cat Timofey, capybaras, Amur tiger Stepan, and Asiatic lions. Or see how the polar bear Aika swims in a spacious pool and the puma Gabriel patrols his territory. In addition, everyone interested can observe the marine inhabitants “Moskvarium” at VDNKh. The aquarium simulates the Amazon ecosystem — it is inhabited by giant arapaimas, redtail catfish, and piranha fish.
Reading a good book is another wonderful way to spend free time in the capital. Moscow libraries are open to everyone, you only need to get a library card. unified reader’s ticket. The service will also be useful to readers “Libraries of Moscow”: it will allow you to reserve the desired book to pick it up later in the chosen reading room. A filter by author and title and a recommendation service will help you find literature. It will create a selection based on the user’s preferences.
Hold your event in Moscow
Residents of other Russian cities can hold their event in Moscow: a master class, lecture, meeting, or presentation. City space rental service “Together with culture” will allow you to quickly find and book a suitable venue. Filters by event type, hourly rental cost, room size, and nearest metro station will help you decide on the location. Options include classrooms, assembly halls, sports, dance halls, conference rooms, and offices.
To find a venue for weddings in Moscow, turn to the service “Our Wedding”. It is a convenient digital catalog. Its database features more than 60 venues suitable for celebrations — from wedding palaces to observation decks, metro stations, and even a stadium. Each venue has a detailed profile with a description of the place, contact information, and details about the specifics of holding the ceremony. The service’s filter system takes into account individual search parameters such as the possibility of registration at night, availability of parking, proximity to a specific metro station, and others.
Help those in need
Charity service on mos.ru will help support those in need. For example, to assist seriously ill children, elderly people, war veterans, homeless animals, and many others. Donations can be one-time or regular — users of the portal have access to automatic payments. Currently, the service features 104 charitable programs, more than 197 thousand people have joined it, and the total amount of donations has exceeded 347 million rubles.
Find instructions for every situation
You can find answers to questions related to various aspects of life in the capital in the section with useful instructions on the portal mos.ru. They will tell you how to use the service “My payments”, how to check and pay fine for incorrect parking, where to connect in Moscow free Wi-Fi, at which fair to purchase farm products, how to find lost personal item and much more.
The portal now offers over 460 electronic services and tools that help residents resolve almost any issue online. To always have access to important digital services, experts recommend using the “Yandex Browser” or installing it on your device. certificates of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia.
The creation, development, and operation of electronic government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant services, as well as other services and electronic-format platforms, correspond to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State” and the Moscow city regional project “Digital Public Administration.” More about national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found at special page.
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