The Problem of Shrinkage of the Active Space in Russia and the Possibilities of Its' Solution

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Post-Soviet socio-economic transformations combined with prevailing depopulation trends have brought the problem of shrinkage (residential and economic) of the active Russian space to the forefront of the national agenda. Now, in the context of the transition to a new world order, this problem requires systematic reflection and consideration, including within the framework of federal spatial development strategy. The history of said phenomena is analyzed. The main factors, as well as trends and areas of shrinkage of the active space in Russia are identified. Specific directions for curbing this trend and minimizing its negativity are shown and justified. The stable correlation between socio-economic “desertification” of vast peripheral territories and economic, technological and socio-cultural changes is demonstrated. The Soviet experience (in relation to the Non-Chernozem region) of the reconstruction of the network of rural settlements is comprehended (including critically), its lessons are discussed in relation to modern realities. It is proposed to take into account the phenomenon of shrinkage of the active space in the new Spatial Development Strategy of Russia, including shifting monitoring and regulatory accents to the municipal level.

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Alexander G. Druzhinin

North Caucasus Research Institute of Economic and Social Problems of the Southern Federal University

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Email: alexdru9@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1642-6335

Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor, Director

Russian Federation, Rostov-on-Don

Olga V. Kuznetsova

Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: kouznetsova_olga@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4341-0934

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher

Russian Federation, Moscow

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