| ID | 087655 |
| Title Proper | Innovative Russia in the far eastern vector |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Nikolaev, Mikhail |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In September 2008, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev summed up his trip to the regions of the Far Eastern Federal Okrug (Territory) as follows: "There is a stark contrast between the region's natural beauty and its squalor. It has unique potential in terms of natural resource development, but this is hampered by a depressed, plodding, and extremely underdeveloped economic system."
The Far Eastern Federal Okrug is the largest in Russia. It occupies more than 36% of the country's territory, but accommodates less than 5% of the country's population. It is a region with extremely rich supplies of lumber and natural resources and with a unique flora and fauna. The Sakhalin shelves are rich in oil and gas, while the sea abounds in fish.
Its geopolitical position compels the government to regard the Far East not only as a territory that supplies diverse natural resources, but also as Russia's strategic springboard in the Pacific Basin, which offers favorable living conditions.
Alas, the size of the population in the Far East and Siberia, just as our country's population as a whole, has been declining for more than 15 years now. The demographic situation remains one of the most acute problems in these regions. At the beginning of 2008, approximately 6.5 million people lived in the Far East. |
| `In' analytical Note | Far Eastern Affairs Vol. 37, No. 1; 2009: p91-97 |
| Journal Source | Far Eastern Affairs Vol. 37, No. 1; 2009: p91-97 |
| Key Words | innovation ; Far Eastern Federal Okrug ; FESTU ; Gifted Children Project ; Underwater Robotic Technology ; Bioorganic Chemistry ; Education and Science |