Astrakhan regional public organization “Mass Media Workers' Club “Bonjour” was established on the 11th of January, 2002. On the 28th of June it was registered by the Department of the Ministry of Justice for the Astrakhan region. The Club is a mass self-governed not-for-profit public organization, which united on the voluntary basis mass-media workers in order to create in the Astrakhan region a positive image of a mass-media employee, to protect and to promote professional interests of Astrakhan mass-media, to facilitate professional growth of mass-media workers.

       During the three years of its activity, the “Bonjour” Club has become a remarkable and powerful public organization. It unites 31 Astrakhan journalists; the club is headed by the press secretary of the Governor of the Astrakhan region, Alyona Gubanova. Being energetic & experienced persons, the “Bonjour” Club participants held a number of actions, which aroused the public interest. Among them the publication of the book “10 years which… Astrakhan from the Astrakhan journalists’ view”, planting of the Journalists’ Alley, “Assistance to the veterans” action. The club has an ecological experience: journalists came out into the dirtiest routs of the region & cleaned up within the context of “Struggle for the province cleanness”. After the cleaning they wrote publications, claiming Astrakhan citizens keep Astrakhan roads spick and span.

The Club members have a profound experience of participation in various competitions; many of them became Governors’ Prize winners. Moreover, the Club held “The Best Advertising Product” competition, dedicated to the anniversary of the Astrakhan region. The Club members want to popularize their activities and struggle for open information & its exchange. The Club Declaration, adopted in January 2002 states: “a prompt dissemination of information, acquired exclusively by one of the club members, will increase the influence our organization exerts on social-political life of the region”