Vladimir Putin is sure: "Russia does possess great potential for inner tourism development, including scientific and ecological one. This potential needs to be empowered for engaging our people and people from abroad. Tourism sphere is highly profittable and should contribute much to prosperity of our country and Russian Geographical Society is to assist this project".

The Prime-minister headed the supervisional council of this organization and Sergey Shoigu, the head of Emergency Control Ministry, became its president.

The government is going to devote 50 million roubles for 10 grants for support of research projects within directions the Geographical Society will choose. Vladimir Putin also plans to fix an objective before Russian state TV-chanells to produce series of documentary films about Russian Geography. "There is plenty of information about foreign countries in Web and on TV - the Prime-minister says - but very few about our native land. Its a very said fact and this informational vacuum must be filled."

The main aims of Russian Geographical Society are: supporting scientific researches, science popularization, wildlife protection and promoting of inner tourism.