The black russia map (карта) is one open world of fictional Russian towns and villages: Арзамас, Лыткарино, Батырево, Нижегородск and Южный, plus smaller places such as Бусаево, Корякино, Гарель, Рублевка and Береговой, joined by roads and bridges. In the game you open it from the mini-map, filter icons with the Legend tab (Легенда) and set a route with /gps → «Важные места». The biggest recent changes are the July 2026 map update (16 reworked bridges, new junctions, an off-road island) and the game's first autumn map on 8 October 2026.
This page is based on the official knowledge base, the official Telegram channel, the official map-update video and the official wiki's location data, all checked on 2026-10-21. We have no official map image, so the map is described in words. Owners and prices differ by server and change with updates. The page covers the Russian-language servers, not the Brazilian edition.
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How to open the map and set a route
The official map legend article describes the navigator in three steps:
- Open the mini-map and tap the Легенда tab. A list of place categories appears that you can mark and track.
- Pick a category, find its icon on the map and tap Отслеживать (Track).
- Drive to the marker.
The quicker way is the navigator menu. Type /gps in chat, or open Действия → Навигатор, and pick a section. These paths are quoted in official articles:
| You want to go to | Navigator path |
|---|---|
| Driving school (Автошкола) | /gps → Важные места → Автошкола |
| Military commissariat (Военкомат) | /gps → Важные места → Военкомат |
| Government building (Правительство) | /gps → Важные места → Правительство |
| City hospital, for a medical card | /gps → Важные места → Городская больница г. Арзамас / г. Лыткарино / г. Нижегородск |
| Business auction (Аукцион) | /gps → Важные места → Аукцион |
| Army base | /gps → Государственные организации → Воинская часть |
| Traffic police office | /gps → Государственные организации → Отдел полиции ГИБДД, in the location that suits you |
| Gang (ОПГ) bases | /gps → 5. Преступные группировки |
| Storm Cup races | /gps → Эдово Драйв |
The map only shows the jobs your level allows. An event icon appears only while an event is running, and the informants (информаторы) at railway stations mark the event spot for you.
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Map legend: what the icon colors mean
Icon color tells you who owns a place:
| Color | Meaning in the official legend |
|---|---|
| White | Popular places |
| Green | Property or a business you can buy |
| Red | Property owned by another player |
| Blue | Your business, your property, your job, your family or ОПГ |
Icons are grouped into categories you can mark and track: main (events and quests), jobs, state factions, groups (Семья, ОПГ), property, public places (ЗАГС, banks and ATMs, Аукцион, Военкомат), entertainment, shops, transport (parking, fuel stations, the driving school, piers, railway stations, car dealerships by class) and events (Битва за контейнеры, Война семей, the race track). Fishing zones come in five colors: white, green, blue, purple and gold.
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Towns and areas: what players go there for
The official wiki tags every business and house with a location. The counts below are what its database listed on 2026-10-21 (it can lag the game), next to facts from official posts and articles.
| Place | What official sources say you go there for | Businesses in wiki | Houses in wiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Арзамас | City hospital; Арзамасская ОПГ base; Битва за контейнеры since May 2026; a pier | 26 | 92 |
| Лыткарино | Driving school, where all license exams take place; city hospital; Лыткаринская ОПГ | 12 | none listed |
| Нижегородск | Rebuilt in September 2024 with a new railway station, 2 piers, apartments, a ГИБДД office, a hospital and a port; ЗАГС moved here then; warehouse job in the port (Нижегородский порт) since February 2026 | 15 | 6 |
| Батырево | Батыревская ОПГ base; the wiki's only casino business is listed here | 19 | 15 |
| Южный | Roads rebuilt in the April 2025 birthday update | 20 | none listed |
| Бусаево | Abandoned factory, the most valuable enterprise in family battles; junctions rebuilt in July 2026 | 3 | 39 |
| Корякино | Junctions rebuilt in July 2026 | 2 | 39 |
| Гарель | Warehouse fought over in family battles; new railway section in July 2025 | none listed | 15 |
| Рублевка | "The most luxurious houses", in an official 2022 post | 2 | 30 |
| Береговой | Cottage village with houses by a river, announced in October 2023 | 1 | 35 |
| Эдово Драйв | Storm Cup (Кубок Шторма) races and a story quest | none listed | none listed |
New characters start at a railway station (вокзал), where Дядя Слава offers the tutorial, so stations are the first landmark you learn.
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Places every new player needs
- Hospital (Больница) in Арзамас, Лыткарино or Нижегородск: the medical card (медицинская карта) check-up costs 5,000 ₽ and takes 10 minutes. State factions and ОПГ ask for it.
- Driving school in Лыткарино: all license exams; see the driving school guide.
- Government building (Правительство): the weapon license (лицензия на оружие).
- Auction (Аукцион): every business purchase starts here from level 3 with
/auction; bidding ends at 23:00 MSK. See businesses.
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Family battles and other events on the map
Families with Синдикат status fight for enterprises that show up as flashing yellow-red areas on the map. The capture zone appears only when the battle starts, and you need level 4 to carry a weapon.
| Enterprise | Starts at | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
| Cell towers (вышки сотовой связи) | minute 35 of every hour | 5 minutes |
| Warehouse in Гарель | minute 40 | 10 minutes |
| Abandoned factory in Бусаево | minute 45 | 15 minutes |
The container battle (Битва за контейнеры) runs daily from 10:30 to 23:30 MSK and moved to Арзамас on 28 May 2026.
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Map updates in 2025 and 2026
| Date | Change | Official post |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2025 | Birthday update: rebuilt roads in Южный | br_dev/1722 |
| 31 Jul 2025 | New railway section in Гарель | br_dev/1813 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Winter map with snow | br_dev/1945 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Summer map back; warehouse job in Нижегородский порт | br_dev/2066 |
| 18 May 2026 | Clean-up of map objects, race tracks and the Арзамас pier | br_dev/2154 |
| 28 May 2026 | Битва за контейнеры moved to Арзамас | br_dev/2165 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Big map update, see below | br_dev/2222 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | First autumn map in the game's history | br_dev/2303 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Vehicle call points at piers and near ФСИН; ATMs at the entrances of key locations | br_dev/2311 |
For everything else that changed, see updates. The Halloween 2026 season «Продавец Кошмаров» starts on 22 October 2026; official posts do not yet say whether it changes the map.
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The July 2026 map update
The developers' 3D Environment team showed it in the official video «Большое обновление карты в BLACK RUSSIA!», published on 1 July 2026 and just under four minutes long. It is the most detailed official look at the map we found. The changes:
- 16 bridges reworked;
- several junctions rebuilt in Бусаево and Корякино;
- dirt roads laid near the warehouses;
- the wedding zone refreshed;
- a new island for off-road driving.
The update went live on 16 July 2026, with servers off from 07:00 MSK; the post the day before also promised new locations and wide roads.
Editorial tip (as of October 2026): take a dirt bike or an SUV to the off-road island. Rule 2.03 of the server rules counts driving across fields in any other vehicle, except the starter scooter, as NonRP Drive (30 minutes of jail).
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FAQ
Where can I see the Black Russia map for 2026?
In the game, from the mini-map. We found no official full-map image to download; the closest official view is the July 2026 map-update video.
Where is the driving school on the map?
In Лыткарино: /gps → Важные места → Автошкола.
Does the map change with the seasons?
Yes. A winter map with snow arrived on 1 December 2025, the summer map returned on 26 February 2026, and the first autumn map went live on 8 October 2026. As of 21 October 2026, official posts do not say when the autumn look ends.
How do I find a house or business for sale?
Green icons mark property and businesses you can buy. Businesses go through the auction (Аукцион) from level 3.
Is there an official escape map (карта побега)?
We found none in the official knowledge-base articles and Telegram posts we checked on 21 October 2026. Official posts mention prison escapes only in passing: a 2021 teaser about escaping through the sewer and a June 2022 fix for escaping ФСИН without a file (напильник).