What is "Pushkin card" and how to get it

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Option for those who are between 14 and 22 years old.

What is "Pushkinskaya card"

This is a bank card that works in the Mir system, but with limited functions. The state will transfer a certain amount to it. The money can be used to pay for tickets for a performance, exhibition, concert or other cultural event. Nowhere else will you be able to pay with a card. To withdraw money from her - too.

"Pushkin Cards" are issued within the framework of a special state program. Officials expect that this will not only "allow young people to become familiar with cultural values, but also give a new impetus to the entire industry." At least, this is exactly what Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with the Deputy Prime Ministers. In 2021, 3, 9 billion rubles were allocated for the implementation of the program.

The card can be virtual or plastic. They do not differ in function, the only difference is in the medium.

Who is entitled to the "Pushkin Card"

Any Russian from 14 to 22 years old can get it. There are no more requirements, only age is important. You can be a student or an external student at 14, live in Moscow or the Far East, come from a poor family, or be the child of a billionaire. Everyone is entitled to the "Pushkin Card".

It can be used until the day you turn 23. For example, if you celebrate your 23rd birthday in December 2021, you still have time to get your 3,000 and go to a show or exhibition at the expense of the state.

How to get a virtual "Pushkin card"

There are several steps to take.

Get a confirmed account on "State Services"

This is an obligatory step, without it you will not be able to issue the "Pushkin Card". Lifehacker has detailed instructions on how to do this. In short, you need to confirm through the bank application or in the offline service center that you are really you.

Keep in mind that you will need two documents for a confirmed appointment:

1. Passport. If a teenager has just turned 14, you must first get this document, and then do the rest. It is up to him to create an account on "State Services" and draw up the "Pushkin Card". Parents can only help. But they will not be able to do everything for him from their account.
2. SNILS. If the abbreviation is unfamiliar to you, read the detailed material on what it is and how to find out the numbers you need. Spoiler alert: most likely you have SNILS. But if not, it's easy to get it.

Install the application "Gosuslugi. Kultura"

To log in, you just need a username and password from "Gosuslug".

You can get a virtual "Pushkin Card" right in the application. The first time you use it, it will ask you to take a selfie and consent to the transfer of data to the "Post Bank" - it is he who issues the cards.

All information about you is already on the "State Services", so the card will be issued immediately. It will be available on the "Account" tab.

How to get a plastic "Pushkin card"

You need to contact the Post Bank branch with your passport and SNILS.

Do I need to change the "Pushkinskaya Karta" in a year

The virtual card is valid for 12 months from the date of registration and is automatically reissued. Plastic works according to the same laws as any other - the replacement period is set by the bank and indicates the date on the card itself.

How much money is available on the "Pushkinskaya card"

This year, cardholders will receive 3,000 rubles each. In 2022, they are going to pay 5 thousand. The first translation will be done after registration. In the future, they promise to transfer the money in full on January 1.

In this case, you must have time to spend the entire amount by the end of the year in which it was received. The remains will be burned. More precisely, the state will simply take this amount into account when calculating the next transfer. For example, if by January 1, 2022 there will be 1,5 thousand rubles on the card, then not 5 thousand will come to it, but only 3, 5.

And the remnants, most likely, will be. The card is replenished only by the state, it will not be possible to transfer money to it on its own. That is, the only way to spend the entire amount is to select tickets based on their price. For example, if the entrance to all interesting events costs 2 thousand rubles, you can go to only one, and a thousand will hang on the map as a dead weight. Well, or you have to visit one uninteresting event, but for a thousand.

At the same time, you can buy tickets for the next event this year. So if nothing interests you in 2021, you can use the money for entertainment in 2022.

The balance of the card is available in the application in the "Account" tab.

Where can you go with "Pushkinskaya Karta"

It is planned that more than 800 cultural institutions will participate in the program. A complete list of available events can be found in the "Gosuslugi. Kultura" application and on the website.

The list already contains tickets to museums, performances, concerts, excursions - everything as promised. The prices are the same as when paying with any other card. But it should be understood that the repertoire is rather classical. That is, there are as many symphony concerts in the list. And modern performers will have to listen at their own expense. At least so far.

But you can pay with the "Pushkin Card" for tickets in other regions - for example, excursions during the holidays. Online events are also suitable - but only those that participate in the program.

Only one ticket can be purchased with the Pushkin Card. So it will not work to bring someone to a performance at the expense of the state.

Moreover, the ticket is considered personal. At the entrance, you may be asked to show your passport to make sure that you are the owner.

How to buy a ticket with "Pushkin Card"

There are no tricks here. You can find the event in the application or on the site "Kultura. RF", click on the "Buy a ticket" button, and then you will be redirected to the site where they are sold.

Another option is to go directly to the website of the desired theater or museum from among the participants in the program. In general, the procedure is the same as for buying with a regular card.

If you received a card in a physical medium, then it will be possible to pay with it at the cash desk of the institution.

Why is it better not to buy "Pushkinskaya karta" from hands

The program runs from September 1. The Internet already sells "Pushkin Cards", which someone issued and decided to exchange for money.

However, it makes little sense to buy "Pushkinskaya Karta". It itself is personalized, tickets for it are issued with personalized ones, with a note that they were purchased according to the program. Even if you manage to purchase them using someone else's card, they will be issued to the rightful owner. At the entrance to the hall, the spectator may be asked to show his passport. And instead of saving, there will be an embarrassment. So it is better not to participate in deliberately fraudulent schemes.