PROSPECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA
The article presents an analysis of the methodological approaches of Russian researchers within the framework of the concept of sustainable tourism development. The emphasis is on works prepared andpublished during the covidpandemic and the post-pandemic period. A brief analysis of modern regulatory documents defining the state policy in the field of tourism was also carried out: the Tourism and Hospitality Industry Research Center and the Action Plan for the implementation of the tourism development strategy in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2035. Based on the results of research by NAFI, VTsIOM and the Department of Service and Tourism Volgatech, promising directions for the development of regional tourism have been identified, which are correlated with the activities stated in the Plan for the Implementation of Tourism Development Strategies in the Russian Federation until 2035, which is an indicative fact testifying to the importance of the research carried out for the development of the regional tourism sector.