Креономика на 8 триллионов: Как Москва строит мега-набережные и зарабатывает на видеоиграх

Moscow is experiencing a massive boom in "creonomics" and revitalization. While builders are constructing kilometers of new embankments faster than they can be named, the capital's creative industry is bringing in nearly 8 trillion rubles to the budget, outpacing industry. How does this hidden digital and urban colossus work? In this episode with Dmitry Shchugorev: • The capital's new façade: Behind the scenes of the construction of the 7-kilometer promenade from Shelepikha to Fili. How Catherine II's first master plan from 1775 and its "wooden logs" evolved into a modern resort town concept. • The rebirth of a legend: A report from the legendary Pravda newspaper factory. How Panteleimon Golosov's constructivist masterpiece is being restored after 20 years of neglect and the devastating fire of 2006. • The Era of "Creonomics": Why Did the Creative Sector Reach 11% of Moscow's GRP? Insights from the Skolkovo Video Game and Animation Mega-Cluster. • A Billion-Dollar Industry: Why Did the Development of GTA 6 Take More Time and Money Than the Burj Khalifa? • Big-Time Esports: How the Guys from Team Spirit Are Crushing the World's Majors. How Much Does it Cost to Assemble a PC in 2026? What's the Rough Life of Pro Gamers Like? Practice Ends When Mom Says It's Over. Tune in to the full episode to see how Moscow is reimagining history and setting global trends for the future! 00:00 — Urban Trends of the Week with Dmitry Shchugorev: Preview of the Main Topics 02:30 — New Embankment near Fili Metro Station: Part of a Grand 7-Kilometer Promenade 05:10 — How Cities Were Evaluated from the Water: Catherine the Great's First Master Plan and the Wooden Frames of the Moskva River 07:45 — The Secret of Balchug Island: How Moscow's First Landscaping Plan Solved the Problem of Swamps 10:15 — From the ZIL Industrial Zone to the Marc Chagall Embankment: 4 Scenarios for Life by the Water 12:50 — The Evolution of Moscow's Banks: From Diving Towers in the 1930s to a City for People 15:20 — The River's Engineering Skeleton: How Retaining Walls Are Built Under the Belorussky Bridge 17:40 — Sergei Sobyanin at the Opening of the New Promenade: Choosing a Name for the Embankment 20:10 — Chronicle of a Disaster: What Happened to the Newspaper Plant Pravda in February 2006 22:45 — Behind the Scenes of a Major Restoration: How the Load-Bearing Structures of the Soviet Avant-Garde Are Being Treated 25:20 — Yemskaya Sloboda and Belorussky Railway Station: Why a Printing Giant Was Built Here 27:50 — Panteleimon Golosov's Ultra-Modern Monolith: The Myths and Realities of Constructivism 30:15 — The Rise of a Media Cluster: How Pravda Printed 10 Million Newspaper Copies a Day 32:45 — What is "Creonomics"? How creative industries brought Moscow 8 trillion rubles 35:20 — Insider insights from the Skolkovo video game cluster: How much Russians spend on gaming 37:45 — Recording studios and motion capture technology: How actors are digitized for cartoons 40:15 — The phenomenon of eSports: Why Russia was the first in the world to recognize it as an official sport 42:50 — How much do pro Dota 2 gamers earn and what their harsh daily life is like 45:15 — Report from a training camp: How a professional gamer's career begins 48:00 — How much does it cost to build a gaming computer in 2026 and how games recoup billion-dollar budgets