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Region: Economics and Sociology

2014 year, number 1

Images of Siberia: Economy from the Historical Point of View

Victor Suslov
IEIE, SB RAS, Novosibirsk
Keywords: mega-region Siberia, development, colonial produce, export of financial resources, Moscow-Siberia Route, transcontinental route, special economic zone of the tourist and recreation type

Abstract

The paper describes the specifics of Siberia as a mega-region with a focus on its three images - as the Russian colony, trade and transportation route, and tourist zone; how Russia differs from other colonial countries; what role Siberia play in the fight for land and see routes of the world trade; and what the World Heritage List of Sites, UNESCO and special economic zones could bring to the development of the Siberian tourist and recreation potential. Other images of Russia are also described: Russia as a resource stockpot, innovation generator, and homeland.