... necessity of Russia’s
“eastern pivot”
(at the same time, current Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu – and his colleagues – were working in the same direction).
The concepts and development focus of this challenge included the whole of Siberia and the Urals – a single historical, economic and human region. However, it turned out differently – pivot to Asia and its markets went administratively mainly through the Pacific Far East, and then the Arctic was added to it.
The turn that ...
... second problem is the lack of clarity about the regions where the rapid development model will be used. In the early stages of Russia’s eastward drive, everyone actively discussed Sergei Shoigu’s idea of establishing a state corporation for Siberia and the Far East to develop the entire territory east of the Urals. It was eventually dropped to limit the state and federal target programs to the Far East and the Baikal region. The programs were drafted by the Ministry for the Development of ...
On March 13, 2013 Anton Tsvetov, RIAC program assistant, took part in the
Third Guber Readings “Southeast Asian Countries and the West: Diversity of Interaction. History and Modern Times”
. The conference was organized by the MSU Institute of Asian and African Studies. It is held once every two years gathering experts-orientalists from leading scientific research centers for study of the economy and policies of Southeast Asian countries. The readings are traditionally dedicated to the...
