The Role of Siberia and Far East in the “Eastern pivot” of the Russian economy

Abstract

The article analyzes the main problems and prospects for economic development of the Russian macro-region of Greater Siberia in the context of the main trend in the Russian foreign economic activity in recent years – the “pivot to the East”. In particular, the difficulties of developing cross-border cooperation between the Far Eastern regions of the Russian Federation and the adjacent regions of neighboring countries – China, Mongolia, and North Korea are highlighted, and possible ways to overcome them are analyzed. The author also describes factors that can either contribute to the accelerated pace of economic development of the macroregion of Greater Siberia, or slow it down. The article aims to contribute to the scientific and expert discourse on the issues of building effective economic relations between Russia and its eastern partners in the medium and long term.

Keywords

• far east
• greater siberia
• russian-chinese relations
• pivot to the east
• world economy and international relations