Charity
Relevant efforts are governed by PJSC Gazprom’s Regulation on Sponsorship and Charitable ActivitiesApproved by resolution of the Board of Directors of PJSC Gazprom No. 2775 dated July 12, 2016 (as amended)., which sets out the guiding principles and priority areas, and competencies of PJSC Gazprom’s governance bodies in making respective decisions.
In the reporting year, PJSC Gazprom’s Board of Directors reviewed materials on the implementation of social programs, sponsorship and charitable activities of the Gazprom Group in 2024. Following this review, the Board resolved to take note of the information on the implementation of the Gazprom Group’s social programs, sponsorship, and charitable activities in 2024, and instructed Chairman of the Management Committee Alexey Miller to ensure the continued implementation of social programs and sponsorship and charitable activities across the Gazprom GroupMinutes No. 1612 dated March 17, 2025, meeting held in absentia..
Key sponsorship and charity objectives
- Promote the government’s social policies to support sustainable social and economic development in Russia and the regions where the Gazprom Group operates;
- contribute to addressing some of the most pressing social issues, thus enhancing public stability;
- foster a favorable environment for the Gazprom Group’s core operations and build a positive public image.
Gazprom Group entities decide whether to take part in charitable projects based on their importance for local communities, as well as their relevance and potential positive impact on local development or improvement of living standards.
Decisions on financing social investment projects and initiatives by PJSC Gazprom fall within the remit of the Chairman of the Management Committee of PJSC Gazprom. Decisions on providing support to social projects by Gazprom Group entities are made by their management.
PJSC Gazprom has a dedicated business unit (Department) responsible for planning, setting, and managing targets, control and provision of relevant details on charity activities to stakeholders. Some social investment projects and programs fall within the remit of the Department responsible for the information policy.
For more details on how regional requests are addressed, see the Approach to Interaction with Regions of Operation subsection.
The increase in funded events reflects the growing number of projects implemented by the Gazprom Group entities, including expanded support for vulnerable population groups and new environmental initiatives.
PJSC Gazprom’s charity support broken down by area, %
| Type of costs | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2025/2024, p.p. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support of sports development (including sports facilities construction under the Gazprom for Children program) | 30.86 | 25.22 | 4.42 | –20.8 |
| Infrastructure improvement in regions of operation | 37.68 | 45.25 | 51.92 | +6.67 |
| Culture support | 3.74 | 1.88 | 1.19 | –0.69 |
| Education support | 15.68 | 16.93 | 12.76 | –4.17 |
| Spiritual values support | 2.20 | 0.36 | 0 | –0.36 |
| Other (support for healthcare, science, socially vulnerable groups, and other aspects) | 9.84 | 10.36 | 29.71 | +19.35 |
Ekaterina Koltakova plays a central role in planning and bringing to life Gazprom’s charitable initiatives in culture and sports, expertly managing the associated contractual frameworks.
In 2025, under her purview, a major PJSC Gazprom-funded project concluded to recreate 18th-century lacquer panels, lost during the Great Patriotic War, for the Chinese Hall in the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace at the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site. With the Company’s backing, she also helped deliver a landmark exhibition at the Moscow Kremlin Museums titled The Last Triumph of Peter the Great. Eternity Lies Ahead, featuring roughly 200 unique artifacts honoring the first Russian Emperor.
In 2025, Ekaterina Koltakova also played a key role in the successful reconstruction of the Yunost Stadium in Perm. Backed by PJSC Gazprom’s funding, the venue was transformed into a state-of-the-art sports facility featuring an outdoor arena adaptable for year-round multi-sport use and covered stands seating over 1,500 spectators.
In total, between 2007 and 2025, the flagship Gazprom for Children social project has built or reconstructed 2,147 sports and social facilities, opening their doors to over 272,500 children every day.
Gazprom for Children Project
The Gazprom Group pays special attention to providing children and teenagers in Russian regions with opportunities for harmonious intellectual, spiritual, and physical development. To that end, the flagship social initiative Gazprom for Children has been running since 2007, promoting sports and a healthy lifestyle. The project covers 74 of Russia’s 89 regions across all federal districts.
Sports facilities under the project are built in major cities as well as in smaller communities that previously lacked the necessary infrastructure. Facility designs take into account the needs of children and adolescents with limited mobility, helping foster a lasting interest in sports and laying the foundation for future achievements among young people.
Government Relations
PJSC Gazprom’s collaboration with local administrations in the Gazprom for Children project implementation operates on social partnership principles. Facility planning considers the needs of each location for sports facilities, as well as the type and level of planned competitions.
PJSC Gazprom respects the interests of all project stakeholders, while also monitoring compliance with relevant agreements and commitments by all parties involved and providing project financing through charitable activities. The Gazprom for Children project draws extensive support from regional administrations, local authorities, and government bodies.
Contribution to Sports Promotion
The Gazprom for Children project’s broad geographic reach and investment in qualified coach training make healthy lifestyles accessible across all generations.
All Gazprom for Children facilities are built and equipped to high standards, making them perfectly suited for competitions at multiple levels (local, federal, and international), strengthening regional economies. Advanced sports infrastructure makes cities and towns more attractive and comfortable, preventing migration of younger generations to large cities.
As part of the Gazprom for Children project, the Group supported the following key areas in sports during the reporting year:
- water sports: swimming, synchronized swimming, and water polo;
- ice hockey, figure skating, mass skating;
- game sports: basketball, volleyball, soccer, badminton;
- table tennis;
- martial arts;
- athletics, weightlifting, physical training and fitness.
Creation of New Jobs
By building large-scale sports complexes and stadiums, Gazprom helps create jobs both during construction and throughout subsequent operations. Employment opportunities span a wide range of occupations, from engineers and construction workers to coaches, instructors, and support staff.
St. Petersburg
Secondary school in St. Petersburg
The second building of the modern Gazprom School St. Petersburg, designed for children aged 6 to 18, has been commissioned on Vasilyevsky Island. In addition to classrooms, the five-story building houses a swimming pool (25 × 15 m, six lanes), two multipurpose sports halls, and a fitness room. The school also features a broad range of educational and technology spaces: a planetarium, an ecology and biology center with a laboratory, robotics workshops, virtual reality and digital music studios, media studios, a school television studio, and a printing workshop. Zones for 3D modeling, digital fabrication, and road safety education are also provided, along with a multimedia museum capable of hosting a variety of exhibition scenarios.
Leningrad Region
Sports center with a multipurpose hall in Ivangorod
The sports center that has opened in Ivangorod is the city’s first sports facility adapted, among other things, for badminton. The complex is designed for team sports training and general physical fitness. Located in a residential area built for resettled residents, it gives the city’s population access to modern sports infrastructure.
Orenburg Region
Table Tennis Academy
The Table Tennis Academy in Orenburg has been established to provide residential training for young athletes from across Russia. The facility allows athletes to combine their training program with academic studies and is designed to accommodate and train up to 100 athletes at a time, as well as house coaching staff.
Perm Territory
Yunost Stadium in Perm
The Yunost Stadium in Perm has reopened following a major reconstruction. Originally built 126 years ago, the stadium has been upgraded with innovative solutions, including an ice oval refrigeration system that ensures consistent ice quality at temperatures ranging from +10 to −35 °C. In summer, the facility hosts football, field hockey, and athletics; in winter, it is used for hockey, speed skating, and recreational skating on a 400-meter track with artificial ice. A four-story sports complex with halls and supporting infrastructure has been added, and the stadium’s stands can accommodate more than 1,500 spectators.
Amur Region
Major overhaul of stadiums
A major overhaul has been completed at Metallist Stadium (in Novobureysky) and Amur Stadium (in Konstantinovka). The work included the renovation of football fields with artificial turf, spectator stands, athletics tracks and field event sectors, multipurpose and specialized sports areas, and fitness zones for GTO fitness standard testing. Both facilities have been equipped with lighting and video surveillance systems.
Sports center with a multipurpose hall in Yekaterinoslavka
A sports center designed for team sports, dance, fitness, and martial arts has been commissioned, giving community residents access to modern sports infrastructure.
As the founding director of Gazprom School St. Petersburg, Tatiana Kornienko has built an educational environment that is genuinely distinctive. The full-day school format, a highly qualified teaching staff, state-of-the-art facilities, and a comfortable, motivating learning space work in concert to support the well-rounded development of every child. Academic rigor is organically woven together with cultural and sporting activities, giving each pupil the space to develop their intellectual and creative potential to the full.
A particular focus of the school’s work is early career guidance. The Gazprom Science Gallery, an exhibition space that opened in 2025, immerses pupils in the regions where Gazprom operates, its production assets, and its social projects. A structured program of cooperation with PJSC Gazprom’s partner universities has also been established.
In the reporting year, a new school building opened under Tatiana Kornienko’s leadership. It houses an ecology and biology center, robotics workshops, the Cultural Code of St. Petersburg museum, an animation studio, and a range of other spaces dedicated to the comprehensive development of pupils – significantly expanding the school’s educational offering. Current enrollment stands at more than 1,900 children.
The effectiveness of this approach is reflected in consistent recognition from the professional community: the school regularly wins national competitions among educational organizations.
Contributing to St. Petersburg Development
The Gazprom Group actively participates in preserving the historical and cultural heritage of St. Petersburg and creating a comfortable urban environment, supporting the city’s development in the spirit of Peter the Great’s ideals – openness to the new and a drive for progress.
PJSC Gazprom collaborates with the St. Petersburg Government through a dedicated agreement and several additional contracts. Since 2024, an updated roadmap for interaction between the St. Petersburg Government and PJSC Gazprom has been in effect, outlining 64 major projects across ten diverse areas of the city’s social and economic development.
Urban Improvement
Under PJSC Gazprom’s comprehensive urban improvement program for St. Petersburg, the architectural lighting of historic ensembles and outdoor street lighting are being upgraded using energy-efficient technologies while preserving the historic character of each site.
Durable granite is used in street improvement works. Reconstruction of sidewalks and curbs includes the installation of ramps, drainage basins, lawn fencing, and benches, along with planting and lawn restoration. Tourist infrastructure is also being developed and new visitor attractions created to enhance the city’s appeal.
2025 Highlights
Urban Improvement
With Gazprom’s involvement, urban areas across St. Petersburg are being actively transformed into more comfortable spaces for residents and more inviting destinations for tourists. In 2025, new architectural lighting was installed at Mikhailovsky (Engineers’) Castle, the main building of the Mariinsky Hospital, the facades of buildings on Tekhnologicheskaya Square, and other sites. Outdoor lighting was replaced on Kirochnaya Street (from Liteyny Avenue to Suvorovsky Avenue), Rubinshteina Street, Chernyshevskogo Avenue, Fontanka River Embankment (from Kutuzova Embankment to Pestelya Street), and Sampsonievsky Bridge.
As part of the Science Quarter project, Akademika Sakharova Square, Tiflisskaya Street, Birzhevoy Drive, Birzhevaya Liniya, and Birzhevoy Side Lane were also improved.
St. Petersburg
Reconstruction of the lighting on Yakhtenny Bridge
In 2022–2025, the lighting on the Yakhtenny pedestrian bridge in St. Petersburg was reconstructed to improve energy efficiency and enhance the city’s visual appeal. The project involved the installation of a modern lighting control system capable of implementing various lighting scenarios, the placement of 671 luminaires, and the laying of more than 13 km of cable lines. The project enhanced the visually perceived cityscape and boosted the tourist attractiveness of the area around the Neva Bay in the Gulf of Finland.
St. Petersburg
Improvement of the Science Quarter area
In 2023–2025, with the support of PJSC Gazprom, the Science Quarter urban improvement project was carried out in St. Petersburg (within the boundaries of Birzhevaya Square and Mendeleevskaya Liniya), with the goal of creating a comfortable and safe urban environment. The project involved granite paving over an area of 31,500 m², the replacement of 8,400 m of curbing, and the installation of 1,500 m² of self-binding gravel surfacing and 145 m² of parking space. Street furniture, lighting elements, and traffic management infrastructure were installed, and more than 2,400 plants were planted.
In 2025, the Gazprom Cultural Initiatives Support Foundation implemented a project to replace the fencing around two federally protected cultural heritage sites: Kazan Cathedral and the garden on Kazanskaya Square. The project received the support of the Committee for State Control, Use, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St. Petersburg.
A study of the Stroganov Palace Research Department at the State Russian Museum made it possible to restore architect Andrey Voronikhin’s original design concept, reinstating the entrance and exit system he envisioned for the area adjacent to the cathedral. The fencing around the garden features uniform entrance groups – gates. The garden railings were designed in keeping with the historic architecture and the panorama of Nevsky Avenue, drawing on the Voronikhinskiy Garden fencing originally created to a design by architect Heinrich Staegemann in 1865. The fencing around Kazan Cathedral echoes the existing fencing on the eastern driveway and is executed in a neo-Gothic style.
PJSC Gazprom continues to develop St. Petersburg’s new waterfront. In Bolshaya Lakhta, the Lakhta Center, Gazprom Arena, and the Flagshtock public space are all thriving; the latter opened an all-season swimming pool in 2025. Comprehensive improvements are also being made to the coastline of the Park of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg.
In 2025, PJSC Gazprom and St. Petersburg signed a Letter of Intent for the implementation of an investment project to provide the Lakhta Center business and social complex and its surrounding area with transport and engineering infrastructure.
In the reporting year, more than 130 charitable excursions to the observation deck and public spaces of the Lakhta Center were organized for members of socially vulnerable population groups.
Igor Krasnov oversees the implementation of large‑scale, technically sophisticated architectural and engineering projects focused on the integrated development of the St. Petersburg shoreline around Lakhta Center – the headquarters of PJSC Gazprom.
The year 2025 saw the completion of a water sports center, which includes three flagpoles standing 179.5 meters high – the only such flagpole in the world located on hydraulic structures. Two heated outdoor swimming pools for general fitness were opened on the waters of the Gulf of Finland. A sports and recreation center for conducting national GTO fitness tests was built in the Park of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg.
Igor has also been directly involved in developing the Flagshtock public space. Every winter, it hosts the world’s largest artificial‑ice skating rink. Over the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 winter seasons, the Flagshtock Rink welcomed more than two million visitors, with about 30% of them taking part in free charity skating sessions.
St. Petersburg
Sports and leisure center for GTO fitness standard testing
In 2025, a sports and leisure center for testing participants in the All-Russian GTO Physical Fitness Program was created in the Primorsky District of St. Petersburg, situated within the Park of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg. The total area of the improved grounds is 13,400 m². Specialized sports zones have been created, including running tracks, a jumping sector, throwing areas, stands, pavilions for athletes and judges, as well as rest areas and spaces for people with limited mobility. PJSC Gazprom plans to continue developing the coastal infrastructure.
St. Petersburg
Flagshtock ice rink
The Flagshtock public space is one of the most promising and actively developing tourist and recreational destinations in St. Petersburg. In winter, it is home to the world’s largest open-air skating rink with an artificial surface covering 28,000 m².
In January 2025, the rink hosted the Epiphany Skating charitable event for children from social care institutions, children with disabilities, and children from families of Special Military Operation participants and those facing difficult life circumstances. More than 250 children took part in the event.
Friends of St. Petersburg
The Friends of St. Petersburg multi-purpose social project has been running six programs since 2020: Immersion, Laboratory, Mentoring Program, Creative Bureau, Volunteers, and Festival.
The project is a continuation of PJSC Gazprom’s consistent efforts to preserve and restore the city’s historical and cultural heritage. It focuses on urban improvement and creative economy projects. Over five years, it has made a significant contribution to building a creative environment, supporting educational initiatives, and raising the profile of professions related to restoration and the creative industries. Friends of St. Petersburg is a compelling example of building an engaged community and taking an active role in preserving the city’s cultural identity while fostering its development. The project also operates a Youth Editorial Board and a volunteer corps.
Over five years of the project:
- 150,000 residents and guests of the city were engaged in the project;
- students from 15 St. Petersburg universities participated in 16 laboratories;
- more than 3,000 young professionals in architecture, restoration, urban studies, and media design took part in the project;
- around 4,000 people made up the project’s volunteer corps.
The Friends of St. Petersburg multi-purpose social project by PJSC Gazprom was recognized as the best project in the Cultural Code category at the 5th Russian National Award in Creative Industries. In 2025, more than 1,200 applications were submitted for the award from 79 regions of Russia. The Cultural Code category, awarded for a creative project aimed at strengthening and developing the cultural code and values of Russian society, was the most popular category that season, attracting 349 applications and accounting for more than 30% of the total.
St. Petersburg
Friends of St. Petersburg festival
In October 2025, the fourth annual Friends of St. Petersburg festival was held, bringing together more than 32,000 people who attended more than 250 events at 45 venues across the city. The festival program also included the Creative Code. Russia forum, held during the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum.
For the first time, a large-scale event of federal significance was hosted at the Lakhta Center venue. The Creative Code. Russia forum was organized by PJSC Gazprom jointly with the Ministry of Economic Development, with the support of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives. The event brought together 3,500 industry professionals from 80 regions of Russia and served as a platform for discussing strategies to develop creative industries in Russia’s regions while showcasing PJSC Gazprom’s successful practices in the creative economy.
During the festival and forum, a large-scale art installation – The Path of a Masterpiece, 206 m long with 30 thematic stops – was on display in the atrium of Lakhta Center. The installation was dedicated to PJSC Gazprom’s heritage preservation projects and the results of the Friends of St. Petersburg creative laboratories.
A team of more than 500 Friends of St. Petersburg project volunteers played a key role in organizing and supporting the festival and forum events.
Laboratory for recreating panel designs in the Dressing Room of the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace at the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site
The museum served as the venue for a unique experiment: using neural network technologies, students from leading universities in St. Petersburg and Moscow tackled a scholarly restoration challenge, recreating the imagery of the lost decorative panels in the Dressing Room of the Zubov Wing.
During World War II, 93 of the room’s 103 painted inserts were destroyed. Over the course of two months, project participants, working under the guidance of museum specialists and experts from the National Center for Cognitive Research at ITMO University and Yandex Cloud, conducted scholarly research to recreate the imagery: they compiled detailed written descriptions of the lost images based on historical data, defined an overall reconstruction concept that replicates the stylistic language of the originals, and used neural network and generative technologies to produce recreations of the lost images. In total, 20 visual images were created using AI, 10 of which, following careful refinement, may serve as the basis for the work of professional art restorers at the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site.
Laboratory for developing an inclusive route and souvenir merchandise for visitors to the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace at the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site
As part of PJSC Gazprom’s and the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site’s large-scale restoration project to recreate the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace, a Friends of St. Petersburg creative laboratory was organized to develop an inclusive route and audio guide for the Wing. Over two months, project participants (students from St. Petersburg universities studying design, architecture, typography, and art) explored the history of the Zubov Wing and examined Russian and international inclusive practices. Building on the joint initiative by the museum and the Company to create an accessible environment for visitors, students developed an excursion route with tactile models and an inclusive audio guide to the halls of the Zubov Wing. The creative laboratory participants also presented ten concepts for inclusive souvenirs designed to be accessible and appealing to both visually impaired visitors and the broadest possible audience.
In the reporting year, the Friends of St. Petersburg project also encompassed the work of several creative laboratories in the following areas:
- creation of a costume exhibition from the historical film series Rus for the Hermitage Days in Serbia (Belgrade);
- development of a sub-brand for the Lakhta Center – Primula;
- development of souvenir concepts for the 100th anniversary of Zenit football club;
- creation of street furniture in the Alexander Park and the Imperial Farm at the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site.
More details on Gazprom’s Friends of St. Petersburg project.
St. Petersburg
National restoration school development project
In the reporting year, a Cooperation Agreement was signed between the Ministry of Culture, the State Russian Museum, and PJSC Gazprom, providing for the development of a national restoration school.
A central area of cooperation is creating the foundation for nurturing a new generation of restorers and passing on the invaluable expertise of the country’s finest specialists. To that end, the Company will draw broadly on the experience gained through the Friends of St. Petersburg project, which, among other things, attracts talented young people to the museum restoration profession.
The agreement provides for the development of an internship system for senior university and college students under the guidance of qualified mentors, along with regular research and restoration events for young specialists.
The parties to the agreement will also support the development of volunteerism and help make the restoration field accessible to all who wish to participate in it.
Currently, as part of large-scale efforts to preserve historical and cultural heritage, the Gazprom Cultural Initiatives Support Foundation is carrying out a comprehensive scholarly restoration of two large-format paintings by the classic Russian artist Grigory Ugryumov: The Capture of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible on October 2, 1552 and The Calling of Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov to the Kingdom on March 14, 1613. An important component of the project is a new general education program – Preventive Conservation and Restoration of Museum Objects – launched in 2025 by the Gazprom Cultural Initiatives Support Foundation, the Russian Museum, and the Friends of St. Petersburg project.
In 2025, the Gazprom Cultural Initiatives Support Foundation initiated, organized, and delivered the first public exhibition projects in the public spaces of the Lakhta Center: the Habitat exhibition in collaboration with Gazprombank’s corporate art collection; an educational lecture series for the 1703 art fair in the Planetarium; the special exhibition project titled Cabinet of Graphics by St. Petersburg Artist Pasha Bumazhny; and the 1703 Winter Market.
St. Petersburg
Reconstruction of the Zubov Wing
In 2019, the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site, with the backing of Gazprom, embarked upon an ambitious project to recreate the interiors of Catherine II’s private apartments in the Zubov Wing of the Catherine Palace, which were entirely destroyed during the Great Patriotic War.
In December 2024, the Zubov Wing was officially opened. The Catherine II: Personal Space exhibition, comprising eight rooms, now forms a new and captivating tourist route.
200 specialists, skilled in stuccowork, gilding, woodcarving, painting, and metal casting, contributed their expertise to this undertaking. 474 m2 of parquet flooring were recreated, and over 1,000m2 of glass were manufactured for the halls’ embellishment. Furthermore, through a collaboration between the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site and the Friends of St. Petersburg project, a series of themed master classes in painting and plaster molding accompanied the restoration.
In 2025, work continued on recreating the Chinese Hall, the largest of Catherine II’s private apartments in the Zubov Wing, at 180.5 m². Over approximately two years, Chinese craftsmen using traditional techniques recreated decorative lacquer panels in two classical Chinese styles: miaojin (gold lacquer on black lacquer) and kuan cai (carved polychrome lacquer). These pieces feature compositions depicting coastal landscapes and palace scenes that were historically integral to the hall’s interior. The total painted surface of the 155 lacquer panels amounts to nearly 170 m². Once the panels are mounted, the Catherine II. Personal Space excursion route will once again be open to museum visitors.
PJSC Gazprom was named a winner of the Likhachev National Museum Awards in the Museum’s Partner category.
The Tsarskoye Selo State Museum and Heritage Site received two awards for the Catherine II: Personal Space restoration project:
- the international architecture and design award Golden Trezzini in the Best Restoration Project category;
- the Museum Olympus Prize in the Museum Masterpiece category.
Exhibition “Peter the Great Gallery” at the State Hermitage Museum
In 2025, the project to create the permanent exhibition “Peter the Great Gallery”, launched in 2022 with the support of PJSC Gazprom, was completed. The exhibition occupies 11 halls in the inner courtyard section of the Winter Palace and brings together Peter the Great’s personal belongings and items associated with the legacy of Russia’s first emperor: paintings, machinery, scientific instruments, trophies, items of clothing, and other objects. A continuation of the exhibition explores the development of Peter’s reforms in Russian art, science and culture during the reigns of Empresses Anna Ioannovna and Elizabeth Petrovna. Prior to the creation of this exhibition, these artefacts had never been displayed together in a single space. Gazprom’s support made it possible to open new halls to museum visitors, connect two enfilades into a single route dedicated to 18th century Russian history, restore many of the exhibited objects, update the exhibition design, and equip the halls with modern equipment for the proper preservation of museum items.
Creation of new exhibitions at the Kunstkamera
In the reporting year, a joint project between PJSC Gazprom and the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences delivered new exhibitions on the fourth and fifth floors of the Kunstkamera tower: the Astronomical Observatory and the Planetarium: Gottorf Globe. The exhibitions trace key milestones in the development of science in Russia and recreate the unique scientific and technological achievements of the Petrine era. The Astronomical Observatory exhibition recreates the atmosphere of St. Petersburg’s first observatory, while the centerpiece of the updated exhibition is the famous Gottorf Globe – a unique masterpiece of 17th century science and technology, presented to Peter the Great as a diplomatic gift.
PJSC Gazprom’s support enabled the Kunstkamera not only to create modern museum exhibitions but also to preserve for future generations the early chapters of Russian science’s history, linked to Peter the Great and Russia’s first academic achievements – it was here that the St. Petersburg Zero Meridian was established.
In 2025, with the support of Gazprom Neft companies, the shoreline of Lake Syrkovoy Sor in the Nefteyugansky District of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Yugra was improved. A modern recreational area was created, featuring a lighting system, parking areas, walking trails, pavilions, and art objects. The updated territory is designed to serve diverse population groups and offers comfortable conditions for both family and active recreation.
In 2025, the Gazprom Group entities also provided assistance to regional and city administrations in preserving cultural heritage sites, monuments, and memorials.
With Gazprom’s support, cultural events are becoming accessible to people of all ages across Russia. The Gazprom Group entities support arts professional – musicians, actors, and artists, including emerging talents. In the reporting year, PJSC Gazprom supported a number of cultural and educational initiatives.
For more details on cultural support programs, see the Contributing to St. Petersburg Development subsection.
A unique publication about the life and legacy of Emperor Peter the Great, titled “PETRO primo RUSSIA grata. MMXXII” (“To Peter the First, Grateful Russia. 2022”), which was created at the initiative of and with the support of PJSC Gazprom, was presented at the Presidential Library of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, which received a commemorative copy along with its digital version. Prepared by an editorial team under the direction of the Institute of Peter the Great, the book chronicles the key events of the 350th anniversary celebrations of Peter I held in St. Petersburg as the main center of the festivities, as well as the many anniversary events that took place across the country throughout the year. Printed in an edition of 850 copies, it has been donated to Russia’s leading libraries and institutions.
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Treasures of Regimental Museums exhibition and educational project
In 2025, with the support of Sakhalin Energy, the Treasures of Regimental Museums exhibition and educational project was implemented at the Literary and Art Museum of Anton Chekhov’s Book The Island of Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk). The exhibition featured more than 250 items from the collections of the State Historical Museum.An extensive educational program accompanied the exhibition: 130 guided tours, 7 lectures, and 110 interactive events were conducted, attended by more than 11,000 people in total. The initiative strengthened the region’s cultural connection to Russia’s shared historical heritage and generated such significant public interest that the exhibition’s run was extended.
With the support of PJSC Gazprom, the 11th international photo contest and exhibition The Most Beautiful Country, organized by the Russian Geographical Society, brought together more than 8,000 participants and more than 50,000 works. The exhibition attracted more than 10,500 visitors, and the project’s total informational reach was 37.7 million people. Held annually since 2015, the contest is one of the largest nature photography events in the world.
In 2025, construction continued on an academic building for the Phoenix Boarding Lyceum and Technology College in Molgino, Smolensk Region, with support from Gazprom Pererabotka. The project expands access to quality education for socially vulnerable students, including orphans, children from large and low-income families, and children of Special Military Operation participants. The three-story building, with a total area of 5,837 m², is designed for the training of healthcare professionals and is due for completion in 2026. Once commissioned, it will admit up to 200 additional students in the Nursing and General Medicine programs and create new jobs in the region.
Support for leading universities
In 2025, Gazprom Neft companies carried out a broad range of initiatives to strengthen the educational and research environment at leading universities in their operating regions, spanning infrastructure modernization, equipment upgrades, new educational programs, and scholarship and grant support for students and faculty.
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University received support for master’s programs in IT, telecommunications, and cybersecurity, as well as for the development of supplementary educational tracks and a faculty incentive system.
At Omsk State Technical University, support went toward equipping specialized laboratories, building digital learning solutions, expanding programs in petrochemicals, automation, and IT, and producing teaching and methodological materials.
In collaboration with ITMO National Research University, master’s programs were developed to build competencies in AI, bioeconomics, and energy technologies, and educational events were held for students and prospective applicants.
Support for Tyumen State University was channeled into educational programs in geology, field development, and engineering innovation.
Taken together, these initiatives help build a modern educational environment, train in-demand professionals, and strengthen the industry’s talent pipeline.
By preserving historical monuments, the spiritual and cultural heritage of Russia’s multiethnic and multiconfessional community, and fostering historical memory, knowledge, and respect for the spiritual feats of our ancestors, the Gazprom Group contributes to strengthening the nation’s value priorities and sense of unity with the country, its rich history, and culture.
Republic of Karelia
Restoration of the Church of St. Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky
In 2025, reconstruction and restoration work continued on the Church of St. Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky on the grounds of the St. Herman of Valaam Skete of the Valaam Transfiguration Monastery in the Republic of Karelia, with the participation of Gazprom Transgaz Saint Petersburg. The work is part of a comprehensive program for preserving the cultural and historical heritage of Valaam Monastery.
During the reporting year, a significant scope of restoration work was completed: brickwork and architectural elements were restored, waterproofing and structural reinforcement carried out, and stove heating systems recreated using traditional techniques. The project preserves a unique architectural ensemble, reinforces spiritual and moral traditions, and supports the development of one of North-Western Russia’s key tourist and pilgrimage destinations.
In 2025, Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg and Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy supported the Religious Board of Muslims in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, in an initiative aimed at strengthening religious infrastructure and promoting the spiritual and moral development of the population. Construction and installation work at the cathedral mosque in Novy Urengoy, which can accommodate more than 5,000 worshippers, included the procurement of thermal insulation materials and the completion of interior finishing, creating conditions for spiritual development and reinforcing interfaith harmony in the region.
The Gazprom Group companies place a strong emphasis on supporting healthcare programs and initiatives.
In 2025, with support from Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk, renovation was completed in the laboratories of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The upgraded infrastructure enables ongoing oncology research, including studies of cancer development mechanisms and the development of new treatment methods.
Tomsk Region
Floating Clinic
The jubilee 25th voyage of the Floating Clinic took place in the reporting year, supported by Vostokgazprom and the Administration of the Tomsk Region. The medical team comprised 17 highly qualified specialists, and for the first time, physicians from other regions joined the expedition: a pediatrician from the Krasnoyarsk Territory and an ophthalmologist from St. Petersburg.
Over one and a half months, the team visited around 30 communities, focusing primarily on identifying risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases using modern diagnostic equipment installed on board.
The ProHealth social initiative was implemented in the reporting year by the Omsk Region’s Center for Therapeutic Pedagogy and Differentiated Education as part of Gazprom Neft’s Home Towns social investment program. The project provides free physiotherapy procedures – chromotherapy and sound therapy – to minors with disabilities. Grant funding covered specialized medical equipment, professional furniture, and consumables, allowing procedures to be conducted on the institution’s own premises.
For more details on activities supporting indigenous minorities, see the Interaction with Indigenous Minorities section.
St. Petersburg
Tamara Moskvina Figure Skating Club
With PJSC Gazprom’s support, the club sustained its full range of activities throughout the reporting year – training, competition participation, and coaching school development.
By the end of 2025, club athletes had won 40 medals of various grades, including top honors at Russian championships and international competitions. The standout achievement of the year was club athlete Petr Gumennik’s participation in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
With support from Gazprom Gaznadzor, development of the Fakel football academy in the Voronezh Region continued in the reporting year. Support covered competition and training camp participation for 308 academy students, including logistics, medical support, and infrastructure. The project aims to raise the performance level of young athletes and promote football.
The Gazprom Group provides assistance to socially vulnerable population groups, including low-income citizens and people with special needs.
Throughout the reporting year, Gazprom Group entities traditionally provided charitable assistance in response to requests from people, covering the costs of examinations, treatment, and related expenses, including travel to the treatment location, accommodation, caregiver service, rehabilitation, and other needs.
St. Petersburg
Equals inclusive project
In 2025, with support from Gazprom Pererabotka, the interregional Equals project continued its work on the social integration of people with disabilities. Over 200 creative and sports events were held, including competitions under Special Olympics and Paralympic programs. The key event of the year was the Special Olympics Ball in St. Petersburg, which brought together participants and experts in adaptive sports.
Gazprom Neft companies continued supporting the Mginskaya Boarding School for visually impaired children in the reporting year, improving sports infrastructure, running educational and cultural programs, and creating a museum space dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Rostov Region
Environmental projects of the Living Nature of the Steppe Association
In 2025, with support from PJSC Gazprom, conservation and educational initiatives continued at the Manych natural reserve in the Rostov Region.
Infrastructure and biodiversity development
A winter animal pavilion was commissioned and the enclosure complex expanded. The Przewalski’s horse population grew by 30%, the number of red-listed great bustards in their natural habitat reached 74 individuals, and the captive saiga antelope population exceeded 150. Land reclamation work restored 2,000 ha of steppe pastures.
Environmental education
The Manych reserve is southern Russia’s leading field center for scientists and specialists from research and educational institutions nationwide, hosting field biology, geography, and natural science lessons for schoolchildren. More than 30,000 schoolchildren completed training on the STEPI interactive platform, dedicated to the study of Eurasian natural ecosystems.
Event and tourism projects
The 13th Celebrated Steppe festival drew around 3,000 participants. The program featured guided tours, masterclasses, and educational activities designed to foster a responsible attitude toward nature.
In 2025, with support from Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, measures were carried out to eliminate illegal dumping sites and monitor the environmental situation in the Nadymsky District of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area. Clean-up operations were conducted and accumulated environmental damage sites documented. By year end, the district had risen to a leading position in the region for the volume of waste dumps eliminated and land area restored.
For more details on environmental protection and environmental policy, see the Environmental Protection and Climate Action section.
Key areas of engagement with indigenous minorities in 2025:
- initiatives to support indigenous minorities and promote traditional activities, investment in farming and fishing craft;
- social care services, aid for people of the Far North with limited mobility, diagnostic assistance, medical treatment and rehabilitation of gravely sick and disabled children;
- environmental activities to clean up territories of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.
For more details on activities supporting indigenous minorities, see the Interaction with Indigenous Minorities section.
The Gazprom Group operates in regions inhabited by indigenous minorities of the North and takes their interests into account when implementing existing and planning new projects. Gazprom supports the preservation of indigenous minorities’ traditional way of life and economic practices, and provides financial, social, and cultural support.
In its relations with indigenous minorities, Gazprom is guided by principles of long-term partnership and mutual interest in addressing shared challenges. The Gazprom Group’s activities are conducted with due regard for the specific features of economic and social development in indigenous minorities’ territories, with particular attention to environmental safety.
Through its support programs, the Gazprom Group entities are able to make a difference for the lives of indigenous peoples by:
- preserving the traditional culture of indigenous minorities;
- creating platforms for cultural exchange;
- promoting national sports;
- supporting families of nomads;
- preserving the traditional localities where indigenous minorities reside;
- enhancing tourist appeal of regions where indigenous minorities live.
Respect for cultures
- Preservation of original habitats and traditional way of life of indigenous minorities
- Rational use of natural resources in territories where indigenous minorities live
- Planning operations of Gazprom Group entities in respective regions to reflect activities and nomadic lifestyle of indigenous minorities
Social responsibility
- Involvement in addressing social issues of indigenous minorities
- Assistance in implementing projects of educational institutions in local settlements and preservation of long-standing traditions
- Support for academically successful and talented students from among indigenous minorities
- Ensuring accessibility of products and healthcare services for nomadic peoples in the regions where the Gazprom Group operates
Information transparency
- Compliance with laws and regulations that protect the rights and interests of indigenous minorities
- Holding public hearings and liaising with associations of indigenous minorities
- Promoting positive experience of interacting with indigenous minorities by publishing information in mass media and social media
Ditigal Transformation
Gazprom Dobycha Nadym has developed a consultative seminar on intercultural communications to support more effective relationship-building with indigenous minorities of the North. Since 2025, an online course on intercultural communications has been available to company personnel through the GID mobile app. In November 2025, the course was presented at an exhibition held as part of PJSC Gazprom’s contest for the best teaching and methodological materials.
Gazprom Group entities engage with eight indigenous peoples in six regions of Russia: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Yugra, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), and the Irkutsk, Sakhalin and Sverdlovsk regions. These indigenous peoples include the Khanty, Mansi, Nenets, Selkups, Evenks, Evens (Lamuts), Nivkh people, and Orok people (Ulta).
Gazprom Group entities also work closely with non-governmental organizations and associations of indigenous minorities, including the Yamal Regional Social Movement of Indigenous Minorities and the nomadic Evenki clan communities of Oldoe, Kindigir, Olongro, and Druzhba (Republic of Sakha – Yakutia).
The right of local communities to engage in a traditional way of life in areas where they have been living for ages is an absolute priority for the Gazprom Group. Our projects take into account current geographies and specifics of indigenous minorities’ lifestyle. No relocation is initiated, and no relevant programs are underway.
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area
Ensuring the safe migration of reindeer herds
Project objective: Reducing risks to traditional nomadic herding and preserving seasonal migration routes.
Result: With the participation of Gazprom Dobycha Nadym, specialized crossing points were built through the infrastructure of the Bovanenkovo field for reindeer herding brigades of the Yarsalinskoye reindeer herding facility, allowing tundra herders to safely drive a herd of 8,000 reindeer across the infrastructure.
Novozapolyarny
Cooperation Territory
Project objective: Supporting the traditional economy and improving self-sufficiency in indigenous minorities’ communities.
Result: A package of targeted measures was implemented, including assistance to families, support for reindeer herding and fishing, and the organization of cultural events. Trade was facilitated in the settlement of Novozapolyarny, generating additional income for local communities.
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area
Remediation of legacy environmental damage
Project objective: Restoring natural territories used in traditional economic activities and reducing the environmental burden on Arctic ecosystems.
Result: Clean-up operations on the Yamal Peninsula addressed pollution accumulated during the Soviet period. More than 30 tons of scrap metal were removed from five well sites, and more than 1,000 ha of tundra were cleaned up.
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area
Organization of national celebrations
Project objective: Preserving indigenous minorities’ traditional way of life and cultural values.
Result: With support from PJSC Gazprom’s subsidiaries and entities, a series of traditional sports and cultural events was held: reindeer herder competitions for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area Governor’s Cup in Nadym and Yar-Sale village, the national celebrations Reindeer Herders’ Day and Fishermen’s Day in Samburg, and the YSYAKH OLONKHO 2025A republican national celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the town of Neryungri. festival in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Prize fund items for winners and participants included snowmobiles, outboard motors, chainsaws, and electric generators – equipment that eases the demands of nomadic life.
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area
A Wizard in the Tundra
Project objective: Giving children from indigenous minorities’ families access to cultural and developmental programs regardless of where they live.
Result: Outreach volunteer programs were delivered at nomadic camp sites on the Yamal Peninsula, and holiday events were held for pupils of the boarding school in Yar-Sale village.
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area
Targeted support for indigenous minorities
Project objective: Improving the well-being of indigenous minorities and reducing their socioeconomic risks.
Result: Indigenous minorities of the North in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area received targeted support from the Gazprom Group entities covering medical treatment and health improvement for the tundra population, food supplies for nomadic families, and gifts for children.
The Gazprom Group entities run a comprehensive medical care program for indigenous minorities of the North, bringing quality diagnostics and treatment to residents of remote territories. In the reporting year, 490 residents of Yar-Sale village, including indigenous minorities’ representatives, underwent medical examinations. During Fishermen’s Day and Reindeer Herders’ Day events in the villages of Novy Port and Mys Kamennyy, medical check-ups were organized for tundra residents by a team including a cardiologist, general practitioner, ophthalmologist, neurologist, dermatologist, and otolaryngologist, with ultrasound examinations, ECGs, and laboratory tests also performed.
In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), residents of Lensk, including representatives of indigenous minorities, underwent comprehensive medical examinations at the Tomsk Cancer Research Institute. Patients registered with an oncologist received diagnostics that enabled timely adjustment of their treatment plans, and each participant received individual recommendations on follow-up care.
For more details on the results of indigenous minorities support projects, see the Support of indigenous minorities of the North section.