APEC, which consists of 21 economies including Russia, was established in November 1989. One of the major APEC events is the holding of APEC summits hosted in turn by its member countries. Being a European and Asian country, it can be argued that Russia is a special APEC member. In the present world and regional contexts, apart from Europe, Russia is now paying more and more attention to the Asia Pacific. Russia had chosen Vladivostok in the Far East of Russia as the venue for APEC 2012. Other events of APEC 2012 also took place in other Russian cities such as Moscow, St Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Cadan and Khabarovsk. Russia had busily prepared for the one-week APEC 2012 (2-8 September, 2012) in Vladivostok including the founding of the national organizing committee for APEC 2012 with 21 members headed by first Vice Prime Minister I. Suvanov. The article refers to Russia's preparations for APEC 2012 events.