DEFINITION OF BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PRIORITIES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC
This article is devoted to the definition of basic principles and priorities for the development of the Russian Arctic. The analysis showed that the development of the Russian Arctic is determined by the strategic interests of the country, and in the near future, will be based on the exploitation of its natural resources. It is no secret that the Arctic regions give about 20 % of GDP and more than 10 % of national income, despite the fact that less than 2 % of the total population of the country lives in these territories. The main strategic documents on the basis of which is the development of the Russian Arctic include: «fundamentals of state policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic for the period till 2020 and further perspective», «Strategy of development of Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and national security for the period up to 2020», state program «Socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation for the period till 2020». We determined basic priorities of development of the Russian Arctic: implementation of priority investment projects (megaprojects) that can become drivers of economic development of the country; the restoration and modernization of the Northern sea route, for the effective implementation of the industrial development of the Arctic territories and an increase in transit traffic; the balance between the environment and the economy; protection and border security of the Russian Federation in the Arctic.