Zelenograd, Russia
A Tulsa Sister City Since 1992
Zelenograd, which means "green city" in Russian, is one of the autonomous districts of Moscow with a population of approximately 180,000 people, 40% of whom have advanced graduate degrees. Zelenograd is known for its educational institutions, research labs, and high-tech businesses. Blending technological advancement and environmental concerns, Zelenograd has created a green belt to preserve its natural surroundings. It is known across Russia as a prestigious, clean-air residential community with great infrastructure as well as a research-and-business hive strategically located minutes away from Moscow.
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Visit their site at www.zelaoeng.ru/en/
The Tulsa & Zelenograd
Sister City Partnership
The Tulsa-Zelenograd Association (TZA) celebrates the Sister City relationship between Tulsa and Zelenograd, and has had several events to promote Russian culture, including:
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A Russian lecture and film, Meeting Gorbachev, hosted at Circle Cinema.
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With the support of TZA, two community volunteers (one of them traveled to Zelenograd through TZA as a high school student) began a monthly conversation club.
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A group of six journalists from Zelenograd visited Tulsa June 2019 through the U.S. Library of Congress Open World Program.
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TGA Sister City Chair
for Zelenograd
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TGA Sister City Program Coordinator and Administrator
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Jeannie Cue,
Tulsa City Councilor
Honorary Ambassador
for Zelenograd