RESEARCH OF TERRITORIAL TRANSFORMATION TRENDS IN THE RECENT ECONOMIC HISTORY OF REGIONS OF RUSSIA
The article reviews the dynamics (for the Post-Soviet period as a as a whole and its stages) of key macroeconomic indicators by the example of regions of the Russian Federation. Three stages - 1991-1997, 1998-2002, 2003-2012 - are characterized by their own structural changes in economy, import substitution and economic growth features. Recovering from the 2008 financial crisis and shift in regional development trends are described. Spatial regression model is constructed based on data of 2009 that define dominant influence on the gross regional product (GRP) time series of consumer demand trend compared with the trend in investment demand.