Anchor Settlements in the Institutional Field of Spatial Development of the Russian Federation
https://doi.org/10.21686/2073-1051-2025-4-118-135
Abstract
The new Spatial Development Strategy of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030, with a forecast up to 2036, is undoubtedly a step forward in terms of the evolution of Russia’s spatial development priorities. The promotion of anchor settlements as the main institutional priority of the new Strategy clearly demonstrates the desire of its developers to focus not only on ensuring Russia’s national security but also on meeting the needs of the population in terms of socio-economic development. However, there are still several aspects that require close attention. This is primarily about the complementarity of the ongoing institutional transformations in the field of spatial development, on the one hand, and local self-government, on the other. The existing confusion in the content of such concepts as settlement, municipality, and municipal formation also creates problems in terms of implementing the provisions of the Strategy. The paper raises theoretical issues that are still ambiguous and require further research by economists, economic geographers, legal scholars, and lawyers, both in terms of science and the practical implementation of the new Strategy.
About the Author
A. V. Odintsova
Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Odintsova Aleksandra V., Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Head of the Center for Federal Relations and Regional Development
32, Nakhimovsky Av., Moscow, 117218
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Odintsova A.V. Anchor Settlements in the Institutional Field of Spatial Development of the Russian Federation. Federalism. 2025;30(4):118-135. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2073-1051-2025-4-118-135
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