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The issue contains the results of original research on forecasting changes in the economy and social sphere of various countries, regions, and local territories. The issue opens with a column dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the editor-in-chief of the journal “Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast”, RAS Corresponding Member, Doctor of Sciences (Economic)s, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation Vladimir A. Ilyin. Its authors are well-known economists and sociologists representing the circle of regular authors and reviewers of the journal: RAS Corresponding Member Zh.T. Toshchenko, Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Professor E.V. Balatsky, Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Professor V.A. Volkonskii, Professor J. Sapir, Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Associate Professor A.A. Shabunova. The article from the editor-in-chief, “Effectiveness of Strategic Public Administration: The State of Russian Society Following Four Years of the Special Military Operation” examines the possibilities of using the “evolutionary leap” model to assess the effectiveness of strategic public administration, as well as to assess the state of society and the quality of ruling elites in modern Russia. The section devoted to regional economic issues presents the results of an analysis of the assessment of the development of small and medium businesses at the regional level, and examines the problem concerning the digital divide in Russia’s regions. In the section covering issues of world experience, the research results in the field of public administration are published, and the possibilities of expanding trade and economic relations between the countries of the Greater Eurasian Partnership are discussed. The issue also traditionally presents the results of monitoring public opinion on the state of Russian society.
The journal was founded in 2008; its founder is Vologda Research Center of RAS. The publication has been assigned category K1 in the List of the Higher Attestation Commission; it is included in the first level of the Unified State List of Scientific Publications (“White List”). The English-language version of the journal has been published since 2009.
The issue contains the results of original research on the problems of socio-economic and spatial development of territorial systems at different levels (country, region, municipality) in the context of the aggravation of external and internal challenges. Territorial and economic processes are considered within the framework of the theory of the district organization of the productive forces of society and the formation of territorial production complexes. A methodological approach to assessing the financial stability of the development of territorial systems at the regional and municipal levels of government is proposed. The regional differentiation of the level of involvement of Russian companies in the practice of corporate social responsibility is determined, taking into account their industry specifics, and industry reserves for increasing labor productivity in the regional economy are described (case study of the Vologda Region). The key problems of implementing digital transformation at the regional level in Russia are analyzed and its potential as a tool for reducing the differentiation of the economic space is assessed. Quantitative estimates of the impact of housing conditions on fertility convergence in the regions of post-Soviet Russia have been obtained. The article presents the monitoring results of the Russian North-West economy, conducted by Vologda Research Center of RAS, based on the November 2025 results.
The journal has been published since 1997, and its founder is Vologda Research Center of RAS. The publication has been assigned category K1 in the List of the Higher Attestation Commission; it is included in the second level of the Unified State List of Scientific Publications (“White List”). A full-text English-language version of the magazine has been published since October 2025.
The issue contains the results of original research on forecasting changes in the economy and social sphere of various countries, regions, and local territories. The issue opens with the article “What kind of state do Russian want to live in? What kind of state has been built?” by the Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation V.A. Ilyin, Candidate of Sciences (Economic)s, Senior Researcher of VolRC RAS M.V. Morev; it examines the problem of practical realization of the desired image of the future of Russia for the majority of citizens.
The monograph is devoted to the study of the problems of ensuring food security of the state. The emphasis is placed on the technological possibilities of increasing the efficiency of one of the most important branches of food production – the dairy industry. The essence and specifics of food security, as well as the directions of its improvement through economic and non-economic factors, the place and role of dairy farming in agriculture and ensuring food security of the state are considered. It is assessed the trends of dairy cattle breeding in the world, Russia, and the Vologda Region. The issues of increasing the productivity of cattle are being investigated through the development of modern standardized feeding systems for highly productive farm animals, which make it possible to realize the genetically high level of dairy productivity. The monograph presents the results of production experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of Russian-made biotechnological preparations for increasing dairy productivity and improving the health of cattle.
On November 27–28, Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted the 10th All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation "Strategy and Tactics of Socio-Economic Reforms: National Priorities and Projects," dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Center. The event brought together leading scientists, politicians, representatives of civil society, and business, serving as a platform for the scientific search of mechanisms and the justification of strategies and tactics for implementing socio-economic reforms at the federal and regional levels, considering the achievement of Russia's national development goals and the application of modern theories. The conference featured the work of four thematic sections dedicated to the following issues: development of Russia's human potential in the context of achieving strategic national goals; study of strategic priorities for the economic development of territorial systems; development of Russia's agro-industrial complex. Additionally, an expert session was held, addressing the concept of noonomy as the basis for implementing national priorities, projects, and platforms.
The journal was founded in 1997. The Editor-in-Chief is Tamara V. Uskova, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, and Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation. The Deputy Editors-in-Chief are Olga V. Tretyakova, Candidate of Philological Sciences, and Sergey A. Kozhevnikov, Candidate of Economic Sciences. The publication is assigned category K1 in the list of the Higher Attestation Commission and is included in the Unified State Register of Scientific Journals ("White List"). It publishes original research on the socio-economic and spatial development of territorial systems (country, region, municipality) in the context of escalating external and internal challenges. The special issue opens with an article devoted to the spatial development of socio-economic systems – one of the priority research areas of Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which has been a focus of the center's scientists throughout its historical development. The journal's pages examine issues of implementing spatial development strategy, the role of interregional cooperation in the spatial development of territories, the polarization of the country's spatial development, and problems of urban and rural area development.
The journal was founded in 2015. Its Editor-in-Chief is the Director of the Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Dr. of Economics A.A. Shabunova. The publication has been awarded the K2 category in the List of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK). The journal's goal is to present to the wider public the fruits of scientific inquiry into social space from domestic and foreign sociology and related disciplines. This issue features articles addressing a broad range of societal development issues in historical, social, political, economic, and axiological contexts: specifics of employment and the realization of labor potential; a review of the evolution of artificial intelligence; results from an analysis of e-government implementation in Russia; problems of the commercialization of culture in Russia; and questions concerning the application of the theory of passionarity to contemporary Russia. The results of public opinion monitoring on police activities are also presented.
The monograph “Structural and Technological Drivers of a Region's Strategic Development” was published under the editorship of RAS Academician S.Yu. Glazyev and scientists from Vologda Research Center of the RAS: Corresponding Member V.A. Ilyin and Doctor of Sciences (Economics) A.A. Shabunova. The publication substantiates the strategic priorities for the advanced development of the Vologda Region. It identifies trends and limitations in the structural and technological transformation of the regional economy and outlines the contours of its prospective specialization. The monograph puts forward reasoned proposals for completing and developing regional segments of value chains through technological modernization and the establishment of new local production facilities within key cross-industry complexes. A long-term scenario-based forecast for the development of the region's production potential has been formulated, and an assessment of the macroeconomic effects of its implementation has been conducted using multipliers.
The journal was founded in 2008. The editor-in-chief is Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics, Professor Vladimir A. Ilyin. The publication is indexed in the databases Web of Science (ESCI), RSCI, Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation (K1), White List (level 3). The journal presents research results in the field of socio-economic development of countries and regions. The issue opens with an article by the editor-in-chief, which continues a series of publications devoted to the analysis of expert opinions on the need and possibility of creating an official state ideology in the country. The journal has published articles by Russian and foreign scientists covering a wide range of issues of scientific, technological and innovative development of regions, problems of budget planning, transformative management of territories, and a number of issues of social development of society. The results of monitoring public opinion on the state of Russian society are presented.
The monograph presents the results of comprehensive research conducted by scholars from Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (VolRC RAS) and Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences of the People's Republic of China. The authors analyze the state and development trends of the tourism industry in Russia and China, substantiate a methodological approach for assessing the role of tourism in a national economy, and review successful practices of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the tourism sector. Particular attention is paid to the development of new tourism formats, taking into account the industry's digital transformation. Conclusions are drawn regarding the prospects for further bilateral cooperation in tourism.
A delegation from Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, headed by its Director, Dr. of Econ. Sci. Aleksandra Shabunova, visited Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences (Nanchang, People's Republic of China). The visit took place within the framework of long-term cooperation (since 2011) between VolRC RAS and Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences.
The scientists presented VolRC RAS research findings at the international academic symposium "Socio-Economic Well-Being of Territories: Practice, Problems, Prospects," which was organized by Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences and Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the support of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Department of Social Sciences on September 3, 2025. The event was attended by representatives from three countries: China, Russia, and Belarus. The symposium coincided with the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory over militarist Japan and the end of the Second World War.
On February 21-25, 2022, an online conference with international participation Agricultural science at the present stage: state, problems, and prospects was held at the Vologda Research Center of the RAS as part of the VI Emelyanovsky Readings. It brought together 200 Russian and foreign scientists, heads of authorities, and representatives of agricultural enterprises for discussion scientific innovation solving agricultural problems.
ASEAN Centre in MGIMO University together with School of Applied Economics and Commerce (MGIMO), Institute of World Ocean (FEFU), Model United Nations of the Russian Far East, Russia-ASEAN Business Council, ASEAN Moscow Committee has announced winners of an Essay and Video Contest dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Russia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership and the 30th Anniversary of Their Bilateral Relations. The theme was Green and Blue Economy in ASEAN-Russia Relations: Perspectives, Projects, Problems.
Vologda scientists study the problems of ensuring balanced spatial development of the northern regions of Russia in context of solving strategic tasks of the country development.
V BRICS International School was organized by the Russian National Committee on BRICS Research from November 29 to December 3, 2021 in online format. Upon successfull completion of the programme, participants received certificates, among them is our colleague Nikolai Yakushev.