TRANSFER OF THE CAPITAL FROM MOSCOW TO SIBERIA. PROBLEMS, MYTHS, REALITY

Abstract

The author conducts a new theoretical analysis of transferring capital from Moscow to Siberia in the article. The study is based on the growing number of publications and discussions after the speech of the Siberian and Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation S.K. Shoigu. Minister S.K. Shoigu proposed to analyse, discuss and work out a solution to the issue of creating new scientific, industrial and economic centres in Siberia to develop the Russian economy at a meeting with the scientific community of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. These centres must serve new cities with 300 thousand to a million inhabitants. In other words, these centres are a cluster with their developed infrastructure, research centres, with breakthrough technologies, where the development priority will be focused not only on the extractive industries but mainly on the processing industries. This idea was supported at the highest level in terms of the development of the economy of our country. A special military operation carried out on the territory of Ukraine has become a severe test for our state. This is practically a break in all relations - economic, cultural and other with the countries of the European Union and others, as well as an apparent enmity with elements of aggression against Russia. This was an impetus, a starting point to transfer the capital to Siberia. Of course, we are not talking about a momentary transfer of wealth - this is a very long process that requires colossal resources, the will of the people, and the desire of the country’s leadership. But we need to think about this already today so as not to repeat the mistake of past years, when during the war years, enterprises were located in an open field, including in Siberia, and several cities of the former USSR performed the functions of the capital in parallel.