ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF SPATIAL INTEGRATION THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY
The article focuses on the formation of the prerequisites for the consistent spatial integration of the Russian economy as one of the most important preconditions for the practical implementation of strategic planning methods. The authors highlight economic, institutional and legal aspects of the spatial integration problem and show the ways to overcome the negative tendencies, which “break” the economy of Russia as a common space of economic and social development. Spatial integration is defined as one of the most important tasks for the Federal regional development policy, for its conceptual and legislative fastening.