History of the Philosophy of the Russian "Northern" Policy: from Pragmatism to Utilitarianism
The article is devoted to the changes in policy the Russian state pursued in the Northern, Siberian and Far East colonized territories. The author shows the shift of paradigm and philosophical approaches underlying the "Northern" policy of Russia and traces the relationship between the philosophical and ideological orientations, the legislation and political practice of the center towards the regions beginning with the Russian Empire of the 19<sup>th</sup> century and up to the first decade of the 21<sup>st</sup> century.