The First Russian Congress on Dermoscopy and Optical Diagnosis of Skin took place in Moscow, on March 21 and 22, 2013. The congress, convened by the Russian Society of Dermoscopy, offered scientific and educational programme with plenary and breakout sessions, symposia on fluorescent diagnostics and optical coherent tomography, 5 educational workshops, round-table talks and consensus meetings on dermatoscopic standards and education. The congress hosted the foundation session of Russian Expert Corps on Dermatoscopy: the reference comission of diagnostic experts. More than 400 participants have attended the meetings freely, all sessions were broadcasted through http://tv.dermatology.ru.