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There are more then 100 professional artists (painters) in Vladivostok. Many of them are professors, honoured art workers and honoured artists of Russia. Many of them had their personal exhibition abroad. They are well known in Russia and in many others countries

Because of the port's location near the Sea of Japan, and in close proximity to Korea, Japan and China, it became an important national port, both military and industrial. Because of its importance to the nation, the port was closed to visitors up to January 1, 1991. Barely six months later, the port started the sister port program with the Port of Tacoma ( May 20, 1991). Open trade worldwide began the following January, and since then, the port has done over 7 million tons of cargo each year.

The major exported commodities are fish, timber, and other natural resources, with imports consisting of grain, sugar, coal, cement, minerals fertilizers, technical equipment and automobiles.

Vladivostok is a cultural and educational centre, containing a branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Far Eastern University (founded in 1899 as Oriental Institute, university from 1920). The city was founded, as a Russian port in 1860, has been a town since 1880, and became regional capital in 1888; it rapidly developed as a free port (handling supplies for the Russian Far East and in transit from Manchuria), naval base and fortress, and had a pronounced international character until the 1930s. In both world wars it was used for Allied supplies. During 1918–22 it saw Allied occupation under Japanese leadership, and various pro- and anti-Bolshevik governments. The city is home to a large Chinese population.

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