All-Russian scientific conference “Regional dimension of the Russian economic reforms” (Novosibirsk, September 16-17, 2021)
The review considers the reports and messages that were presented at the conference “Regional Dimension of the Russian Economic Reforms” (Novosibirsk, 2021). Among the conference participants were representatives from the cities of Barnaul, Biysk, Vladivostok, Vologda, Gorno-Altaisk, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, St. Petersburg, Saransk, Tomsk, Ulan-Ude, Ufa, Cheboksary, Chelyabinsk. Conference was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the introduction of NEP. Topics of the reports presented during the conference went far beyond the study of exclusively New Economic Policy and touched upon the problems of economic history of Russia from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. One of the main tasks of the conference was to trace the interconnection of economic policy over a long historical distance, taking into account change of regimes, ideologies, economic and social structures. The second, no less important task facing the participants of the scientific event was to study the processes of implementing economic reforms at three levels: country-wide, regional and local. Based on the tasks set, topics of the sections and grouping of reports were determined. Reputable historians and economists from all over the country presented their latest research on the economic history of Russia. The conference discussed the problems of agrarian colonization and economic development of regions, strategies for economic reforms, functioning of the NEP, social consequences of economic reforms, and reforming the system of economic management. Economists, historians, archivists who took part in the conference exchanged not only research results, but also ideas, sources of information. Each of the reports aroused numerous questions and discussions, which testifies to the relevance of problems discussed during the conference and availability of research prospects for historical and economic problems in general. Participants noted the need for further interdisciplinary research and creative contacts within the framework of such conferences. Most of the reports were published in the collection of conference materials.