On 14th of April in the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation held a solemn ceremony of awarding winners of all-Russian contest "The most comfortable urban (rural) settlement of Russia". Awards for significant contribution to the creation of a quality living environment and improving the livability was presented to representatives of municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Rostov, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Belgorod, Astrakhan, Kemerovo regions, Krasnodar, Stavropol and Khabarovsk territories.