gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2017-10-1-70-77gesj-276Research ArticleSUSTAINABILITYУстойчивое развитиеDIRECTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND RISKS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSPORT MEGA-PROJECTS “NORTH-SOUTH” AND “EAST-WEST” UNDER THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL REALITIESTulokhonovA. K.

Ulan-Ude, Russia; Sakhynovoy 6, Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russia; Tel. 8 (3012) 433676

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, D.Sc. in Geography, Professor, and Academic Advisor of the Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS. He is an expert in the fields of geo-ecology, environmental protection, and rational use of natural resources. He is the author and coauthor of 492 scientific publications, including 25 monographs

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The paper discusses the prospect of the development of Russia’s transport infrastructure mega-projects in the context of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization formation. The paper focuses on the country’s interests in the area of influence of the Silk and the Tea Roads. Economic cooperation with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region on the Trans-Siberian Railway-Mongolia-China direction, with diversification of transport routes to all four oceans and five continents, is the most effective policy for Russia.

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