The cooperation between entrepreneurs of Russia and Uzbekistan. History, present and future
The article continues the publication of a series of materials by the authors devoted to business cooperation in the post-Soviet space. This paper analyzes the main historical stages of cooperation between businessmen of Russia and Uzbekistan, it is noted that it has a long history and was born in the second half of the 19<sup>th</sup> century. The article analyzes in detail the objective and subjective conditions for the successful cooperation between entrepreneurs of the two countries a century and the half of development within one state of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, operation in single Union market and the system of inter-division of labor, the interrelated technological and commercial chains, knowledge of Russian language is Uzbek businessmen of the older and middle generations, etc. Great attention is paid to the description of the difficulties standing in the way of Russian entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan and Uzbek in Russia. Based on a variety of factual material, the authors examine the cooperation of entrepreneurs of Russia and Uzbekistan in the field of trade, mutual investment, and interregional cooperation and come to the conclusion that the prospects for cooperation between entrepreneurs of the two countries are positive, which they largely attribute to the coming to power in Uzbekistan of president Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the improvement of the business climate in our countries.