Contents

Regional Research of Russia


Vol. 16, No. 3, 2026


SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

Weighted and Unweighted Interregional Inequality in Russia during the Validity Period of the Fundamentals of the State Policy for Regional Development in 2017–2024

D. Yu. Zemlyanskii and D. M. Medvednikova p. 383  abstract


POPULATION GEOGRAPHY

Gridded Data on Population Density in Russia: Validation and Correction of the Global GHS-POP Model

A. V. Sheludkov, P. Yu. Ignatenko, P. O. Gonyukhov, G. S. Zykov, A. I. Ryabinina, G. K. Fomenkov, and E. A. Tsygankov p. 399  abstract

The Hierarchy of Russian University Center Cities in the Mirror of Academic Migration

L. B. Karachurina and N. V. Mkrtchyan p. 410  abstract


SPATIAL FEATURES OF SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT

Territorial and Structural Shifts in the Russian Tire Industry

E. A. Denisov p. 421  abstract


CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

Russia between West and East: Geohistorical Experience and the Contemporary Sociocultural Context of Spatial Development

V. N. Streletsky p. 434  abstract

Geographical Images of the Regions of Western Siberia

D. A. Dirin, D. A. Kozlova, and A. A. Kashin p. 447  abstract


SOCIAL STUDIES

Social Geography and Social Topology: On Interpreting the Results of Social Network Analysis

A. A. Gritsenko and O. I. Vendina p. 467  abstract

Population Assessments of Living Conditions in the European Regions of the Russian Arctic: How to Stop Its Outflow?

A. D. Volkov p. 482  abstract

Digital Inequality and Human Capital in Russian Regions: A Sociological Perspective

D. V. Goloukhova p. 496  abstract

Gravity Model for Assessing Spatial Inequality in Access to Health Services: A Case Study of Sverdlovsk Oblast

S. V. Begicheva p. 506  abstract

Regional Disparities in Social Support for Housing and Communal Services Payments in Russia

A. M. Abdullaev and S. B. Sivaev p. 518  abstract

University Ecosystem As an Indicator of Productive Collaboration between Youth and Business

A. D. Melnik and A. E. Sudakova p. 531  abstract


URBAN GEOGRAPHY

Typology of Small Towns and Urban-Type Settlements in Russia Based on the Dynamics of Their Socioeconomic Parameters in 2010–2021

A. I. Alekseev, Z. S. Buchintsev, and K. S. Loktionov p. 542  abstract


REGIONAL POLICY

Analysis and Assessment of Economic Development Scenarios for Siberia Based on a Knowledge Base Reflecting Cooperative Ties at the Corporate Level

V. A. Kryukov, S. P. Petrov, and T. V. Sumskaya p. 555  abstract

State Regulation of Spatial Development in China and Russia: Common Problems, Different Approaches, and the Effectiveness of Their Solutions

V. E. Seliverstov p. 565  abstract

Closed Cities of Russia: Unchanged Foundations and New Problems

V. N. Leksin p. 585  abstract

Experience in Constructing a Typology of Municipalities in Eastern Siberia: A Combinination of Territorial and Sectoral Approaches

K. V. Demidova p. 594  abstract