Historical and Geographical Research of the Russian Far East

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to conduct a historical and geographical analysis of the Russian Far East, to identify the features of the formation of specialization and demographic processes in the region. At each historical stage, the policy of the region underwent changes in social development, adjusted to changing economic and geopolitical conditions, as well as the policy of the Centre. At present, the development of the Far East is a priority area of the domestic policy of our country, therefore, special regulations are being issued, and a Ministry has been created to lobby the interests of the region. The main limiting factor for the development of the region can be considered a radically different standard of living of the population throughout its space. It involves finding the optimal form of settlement of residents and spatial organization, determining the sources that contribute to the growth of the population, and the conditions that ensure the influx of the population. Methods and materials are comparative geographical, descriptive, analytical, inductive, mathematical, statistical, cartographic. The research materials are statistical data of Rosstat, literary sources, funds.