APEC Russia 2012 Summit was the 24 th

APEC Russia 2012 Summit was the 24 th annual gathering of APEC leaders. Leaders from the member economies met on Russky Island, off the coast of Vladivostok on September 9– 10, 2012. It is the first APEC summit, which takes place in Russia. Much of Summit objects built with the responsible of the First Deputy Prime Minister Shuvalov on the Russian island. Total in preparation for the summit were erected more than 50 objects. The most global are following Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia

Zolotoy Bridge The Zolotoy Bridge is cable-stayed bridge across the Zolotoy Rog (Golden Horn) in Vladivostok. Construction of the bridge began on the 25 July 2008 and the bridge was officially opened on 11 August 2012. Other name(s) Goldern Horn Bridge Carries 6 lanes Crosses Zolotoy Rog Locale Vladivostok, Russia Design Cable-stayed Total length 1, 388 metres (4, 554 ft) Height 226. 25 metres (742. 3 ft) Longest span 737 metres (2, 418 ft) Vertical clearance 64. 25 metres (210. 8 ft) Constructed by Norman foster Construction begin 25 July 2008 Construction end 11 August 2012

Russky Bridge The Russky Bridge is a bridge built across the Eastern Bosphorus strait. The bridge connects the mainland part of the city with Russky Island, where the main activities of the summit took place. The bridge was completed in July 2012 and opened by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. On September 3, 2012, the bridge was officially given its name. The bridge to Russky island is the world's longest cable-stayed bridge, with a 1104 m long central span. The bridge also has the second highest pylons after the Millau Viaduct and the longest cable stays. Official name Russky Bridge Carries 4 lanes, (2 lanes each way) Crosses Eastern Bosphorus Strait Design Cable-stayed bridge Total length 3, 100 meters (10, 200 ft) Width 29. 5 meters (97 ft) Longest span 1, 104 meters (3, 622 ft) Vertical clearance 70 m Construction cost $1. 1 billion USD (estimated) Opened July 2012

Seashore Opera and Ballet Theater The theater was designed on the model of the opera house in Koyane. At creation interiors and equipment was used detailed acoustic project. Large pockets of the scene allow mounting decorations in parallel with the course of the play sets. According to experts, theater entered the top ten halls of Russia. The total capacity of large and small halls - 1892 places

Far Eastern Federal University The new campus of the Far Eastern Federal University was also completed on the island by 2012 to house the summit. Building of a new campus began in April 2009, the general contractor is the company "Crocus", owned by Russian businessman Aras Agalarov. Built-up area 200 hectares, the area of real estate is being built - 500 thousand square meters Campus dormitories are calculated for 11, 000 students and professors Working Session

APEC Russia 2012 In the summit took part countries such as Australia Canada Chile People's Republic of China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Republic of Korea Malaysia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Russia Singapore Thailand United States of America Vietnam

Results of the summit Ended in Vladivostok summit of the Asia. Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) "surprised by performance and proved unexpectedly successful for Russia, " according to a press. According to experts, the traditional APEC forum is a platform for debate and outline plans, and not to make decisions, but Russian summit was exception. The Forum resulted in the world talking about the “east turn" of the Russian economy. At the site of the APEC 2012 met leaders of the leading powers in the region (China, Russia, the USA, Japan), between which was signed a number of agreements. First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, who was responsible for the preparation of the forum, said that the APEC summit in Vladivostok should help offset the trade balance of Russia in the Asian countries.

Financial expertise after the summit Auditor of the Accounts Chamber Sergey Riabukhin reported that the total investment in the construction of facilities for the APEC summit was 690 billion rubles. Including 239 billion - budgetary investments, and the rest - from extrabudgetary sources. The funds were mastered on 99%. In November 2012, former Deputy Minister of Regional Development of Russia Roman Panov, was engaged at the time the post of chairman of the government of Permsky Krai, was charged with fraud on especially large scale in preparation for the summit. We are talking about more than 90 million rubles. November 20, 2012, resigned the head of the Far Eastern Directorate Ministry of Regional Development Oleg Bukalov

Before and after the summit Far Eastern Federal University

Before and after the summit The bridge across the Golden Horn

Before and after the summit Airport "Knevichi"

Before and after the summit The bridge on the Russian island

Before and after the summit Automobile roads

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