
Sverdlovsk Oblast plans to abolish the Department of Tourism.
In Sverdlovsk Oblast they plan to completely liquidate the Department of Tourism, EAN reports, citing sources.
However, at the moment the corresponding decree has not yet been signed. They will not stop working on tourism development — coordination in this area will remain with Deputy Governor Dmitry Ionin.
Recall that the department was headed by Elmira Tukanova. In July 2025 Tukanova was stripped of her post as chair of the Supervisory Board of the ANO "Management Company for Tourist and Recreational Clusters." Tukanova said that a number of documents were seized from the department.
According to EAN, the fraud case involving the wife of Sverdlovsk’s deputy governor Oleg Chemezov is also related to grants for the development of tourism, the distribution of which was handled by Tukanova’s department.
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Sverdlovsk Oblast plans to abolish the Department of Tourism.
In Sverdlovsk Oblast, there are plans to completely dissolve the Department of Tourism. The EAN publication reports this, citing sources. However, at present the relevant decree has not yet been signed.