Vologda Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The magazine was founded in 2015. The editor–in-chief is A.A. Shabunova, Director of the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Economics. The publication has been assigned category K2 in the List of the Higher Attestation Commission.
The magazine was founded in 2012. The editor–in-chief is S.A. Kozhevnikov, Ph.D. in Economics, Head of the Center for the Study of Spatial Development of Socio-Economic Systems at the VolSC RAS. The journal is registered with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (E-mail No. FS 77 - 71354 dated 17.10.2017) and the ISSN International Center (No. 2307-5589).
The staff of the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences is grieving the irreparable loss of an outstanding economist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics, Professor Vladimir Valentinovich Okrepilov.
On July 2, 2026, a solemn ceremony of awarding diplomas to graduates of the Master's degree program in 2026 was held at the VolSC RAS. This year, the eighth graduation took place: since 2019, 36 specialists have been trained under the Master's degree program, 5 of whom continue to work at the Center.
On June 23, 2026, at the meeting of the permanent scientific seminar "Theory and Methodology of Management of sustainable socio-economic development of regional systems" (head – Doctor of Economics, Professor T.V. Uskova), A.Y. Balandina, M.Sc. of the Center for Structural Research and Forecasting of Territorial Development of the VolSC RAS, presented a report on the issues of identification and formation value chains in tourism based on digital footprint data.
The research of the VolSC RAS in the field of sustainable regional development and modernization of small towns, obtained as part of the state task "Ensuring the sustainability of the regional economy in the context of strengthening technological sovereignty and national security" and the implementation of the grant "Modernization of small towns in Russia based on the activation of inter-municipal socio-economic ties" were presented by the Deputy Director for Scientific Work, D.E.Professor T.V. Uskova and Ph.D. in Economics S.S. Patrakova at the V International Scientific and Practical Conference "Sustainable Development of Regions: Problems and Prospects", which was held on June 25-26, 2026.
The staff of the VolSC RAS – M.A. Gruzdeva, Ph.D. in Economics, K.E. Kosygina, Ph.D. in Economics, A.A. Sokolova – presented the research results obtained as part of the implementation of the Russian Science Foundation grant project "Conceptual foundations and practices for achieving the digital well-being of the older generation in the field of consumption" at the meeting The International Symposium "The Silver Age and Digital Socialization", held within the framework of the XIX International Joint Scientific Conference "Internet and Modern Society" (IMS-2026). The event took place at the ITMO National Research University on June 22-24 in St. Petersburg.
The journal was founded in 2008, and its founder is the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The publication is included in the first level of the Unified State List of Scientific Publications and is indexed in the databases Web of Science (ESCI), RSCI, Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation (K1), White List (level 3). The English-language version of the magazine has been published since 2009.
The staff of the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences is grieving the irreparable loss of the statesman Vyacheslav Evgenievich Pozgalev.
The monograph "Non-economic factors of economic development (on the example of Russia and China)" presents the results of a comprehensive study of factors of economic development of a non-economic, non-material nature, implemented jointly by the collectives of the National Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Social Sciences of Jiangxi. The influence of non-economic factors on economic development is substantiated and an analysis of their state in Russia and China is presented. The authors focused on the following factors: culture, education, public health, social capital as an integral category combining trust, social networks, norms and values.
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The VolSC RAS hosted the annual Russian-Chinese conference "Education and Science as Non-economic Drivers of Progress", organized as part of the cross-Years of Russian-Chinese cooperation in education 2026-2027 and the 15th anniversary of cooperation between the Center and the Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences. The event featured presentations by researchers from the Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences and the Central Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which compared national strategies for the development of education in Russia and China, presented the results of specific programs to increase access to rural education (Zemsky Uchitel and targeted school recruitment), and quantified the multiplicative effects of public investment in education and the role of scientific and educational centers as social elevators for young people. A significant event of the conference was the presentation of the Russian-Chinese monograph "Non-economic factors of economic development (on the example of Russia and China)", published in Russian and Chinese. In the final part of the event, a protocol of intent was signed.
85 years ago, on June 22, 1941, the Great Patriotic War began – the hardest and bloodiest in the history of the country. Our people stood up to defend every frontier, every city, and every family. This feat is forever inscribed in our hearts.
On June 22, 2026, the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences will host the Russian-Chinese conference "Education and Science as Non-economic drivers of Progress", organized as part of the cross-Years of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of education 2026-2027. The program of the event includes a scientific exchange of experience on the role of higher education in improving the quality of economic development, public investment in education as a factor of economic growth, the multiplier effects of education costs, as well as practices for attracting and retaining teaching staff in rural areas (including the Russian Zemsky Uchitel program and the Chinese twenty-year targeted teacher recruitment program for rural schools). A significant event at the event will be the presentation of the Russian-Chinese monograph "Non-economic factors of economic development (on the example of Russia and China)" (in Russian and Chinese), the publication of which became possible thanks to the long-term cooperation of the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Social Sciences of Jiangxi Province.
Recommendations on improving the system of selection and ranking of scientific journals in the USPNI were presented by O.V. Tretyakova, Head of the Department of Editorial and Publishing Activities and Scientific and Information Support at the Russian Academy of Sciences, PhD in Philology, at the plenary session of the conference "International Scientific Publishing: Achievements and Development Prospects", which took place on May 26-29, 2026 at based on the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (Moscow). The event was organized by the Association of Scientific Editors and Publishers. The event brought together over 300 experts – representatives of regulatory agencies, scientific organizations, universities and publishing houses.