36 cities with a population of more than 500 thousand people 65 best practices in the field of sustainable urban development Sustainable development has already become a pillar of urban planning of Russian cities. It will remain relevant for decades to come. This review is aimed at fostering discussion on sustainable development among Russian cities and promoting adoption of national standards of sustainable urban policy and planning. We invite researchers and public administrators to cooperate on the sustainable urban development and offer the practices presented in this review as a reference for territorial and socio-economic planning. [{type:file;id:22050}]