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Odessa was the most enjoyable CIS city for attending events, among those I've visited. I think Anapa would also be a good option.
Moscow is the easiest and cheapest way to get there (for us), but there's not much to do there.
And yes, I don't agree that you need to lock yourself in a basement and glue yourself to a computer to organize a proper tournament.
However, what difference does it make if there isn't even one proper application for 2018? All this is just pointless and unproductive worrying about nothing.