About which the cleanest cities in Russia, experts try to argue, annually compiling a particular rating. After all, the city can be clean in different ways. On the one hand, it can be well-groomed streets, on the other - a favorable environmental situation, on the third - a low crime rate, etc.
If you look for the cleanest cities in Russia, then in the ecological and natural aspect, they primarily mention Nizhnevartovsk, which is one of the richest cities in the country (ahead of Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg) and is mentioned on the 14th place in the Forbes rating as a city favorable for business. Here are large enterprises of the oil and gas complex, which, however, are organized in such a way that they have a gentle effect on the environment. The city is equivalent to the territories of the Far North, has dry air (humidity about 73%), long frosty winters, short and cool summers.
The rating of the cleanest cities in Russia continues Murmansk, as well as Sochi and Pskov. The favorable situation in the first two settlements is determined by the fact that they are located next to large water bodies - the Barents and the Black Sea. There are many forests in Murmansk (up to 43% of the city’s area), production is mainly aimed at fish processing, shipping, marine geology, and food production. The level of dust in the air, as well as the complex level of pollution is below average and sanitary standards.
The city of Sochi, as a territory where tourism services and agriculture are predominantly developed, is justifiably in the rating "The Cleanest Cities in Russia". There are 17 health resorts, 76 pensions, 84 sanatoriums. The absence of heavy industry allows us to keep the healing air of the subtropics clean, and the 2014 Winter Olympics made it possible to equip large areas.
Pskov, located in an area dominated by mild winters and warm summers, is a settlement with a high degree of landscaping. The city has about 40 hectares of gardens and parks that have a beneficial effect on the environment. In addition, around Pskov there are extensive deciduous and coniferous forests that contribute a lot to air purification (the degree of air pollution is calculated as low, IZA = 2.81).
In addition to the above mentioned settlements, Smolensk, Rybinsk, Yoshkar-Ola are also marked in the rating “The Cleanest Cities in Russia”. According to the latest census, about 0.33 million people live in Smolensk. There is a temperate continental climate with cool summers and long winters, there are many thunderstorms that ozonize the air (up to 25 days per season). The city has many squares, gardens, attractions. The industry is dominated by jewelry, furniture, which do not give emissions.
Yoshkar-Ola is, along with Sochi, a favorable zone with a warm climate (in summer). Around the city and within it there are many forests, gardens, including the Botanical Garden, groves and forest parks.
To say which city of Russia is the cleanest is quite difficult. Because in each city there are favorable and unfavorable zones. In the same Yoshkar-Ola, the central areas of the city are overloaded with traffic that pollutes the environment. Some areas have problems with water quality, while air has a high degree of purity.
