Thirty Years of the Post-soviet Border Space: Lessons and Prospects

(Results of the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Strategy for the Development of Border Territories: Traditions and Innovations", 23–25 September 2021, Kursk)

Abstract

The proposed article presents a brief overview of the results of the international scientific and practical conference dedicated to the systematization of problems and the identification of trends in scientific developments on cross-border topics. The substantive message of the conference is aimed at combining the efforts of scientists and practitioners to harmonize traditional and form innovative directions for the development of geostrategic border areas that represent the facade of the state, but often have poor infrastructure and economically secure peripheral areas. The study of this phenomenon correlates with the solution of fundamental problems aimed at identifying the impact of new geopolitical challenges on economic, socio-cultural, demographic development, the level and quality of life of the population of border areas. Determining the features and assessing the effectiveness of the implementation of programs for the socio-economic development of borderlands constitutes the basis for predicting trends and directions of development of border areas. The result of the conference was the development of a resolution including recommendations for improving regional border policy. Based on the results of the conference, a collection of articles was published.