Signboards in English are to be installed within the boundaries of Barnaul and on federal highways as part of
tourism development program. According to Mikhail Shemyakin, deputy governor of the
Altai region, foreign citizens will no more need the services of an interpreter to travel across Altai.
The regional authorities have appropriated more than 2 mln rubles for the installation of the new signboards. The works will first be carried out on the
road that leads to Srostky village, the birthplace of the writer, actor and director Vasily Shukshin.
The Altai region administration informs that about 1,5 million tourists visited Altai in 2012.
Road signs along the most popular tourist routes in Altai will be provided with an English translation. 
