We are ready to share our impressions of why moving to Siberia can be a winning choice.

Last week, we extensively covered a press tour of foreign bloggers and journalists in Omsk. We were able to show them the cultural aspects of life in the region, explore the opportunities in education and the region’s economy, and look at the conditions offered to compatriots wishing to return to their homeland.

What can newcomers expect in Omsk Region? Are there prospects for living, growing, and fulfilling one’s potential there?  We put these questions to Governor Vitaly Khotsenko. He noted positive trends in the migration sector: «We see that the number of arrivals exceeds the number of departures. This is an encouraging trend». To sustain this trend, the region has established a comprehensive adaptation system: a one-stop service providing assistance operates under the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of Omsk Region; employment centers and multifunctional centers are also at work, where anyone who needs it can obtain the necessary information. This is being done not only in Omsk, but also in neighboring districts, to attract people not just to the city but to its surrounding areas as well. Since 2009, more than 50 thousand people from 20 countries have chosen Omsk Region as their new home.

The main aim of the press tour was to show and explain how people can build a life for themselves in any other region of Russia. Omsk Region stands out among other regions for the number of benefits and support available to newcomers, which remain in place today.

While there, the tour participants noted the region’s infrastructure and opportunities. Some of the bloggers added Omsk to their list of must-visit places and intend to return with their families to stroll around and explore everything at a more leisurely pace. Visits to universities equipped with modern materials for training specialists were also impressive. And what can we say about the production facilities that opened their doors to us! We saw complex processes from the inside and were truly amazed by the scale and capacity behind the finished products that reach our shelves.

The tour participants are now processing all the information and will certainly present the results of the trip in reports for their subscribers to see. Our participants’ audiences include a huge number of compatriots living abroad, and this kind of event gave them a rare opportunity to get the most up-to-date information about life in Siberia. The journalists and bloggers who took part in the press tour have a combined audience of several million people.

We express our deepest gratitude to Rossotrudnichestvo, Vitaly Khotsenko, the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of Omsk Region, represented by Irina Varnavskaya (), as well as other regional representatives, for their coordinated work and for the opportunity to help our people, who are making the difficult decision to relocate, choose a comfortable and promising place to live.