PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARCTIC ON EXAMPLE OF THE MURMANSK REGION

The article deals with the prospects and problems of development in the Arctic and the Murmansk region as part of the Arctic zone. It provided a number of systemic problems in the North of the Russian Federation, such as the weak diversification of the economy, a significant dependence of the economy on the situation on the world market, a large migratory population losses of the North, the low level and the quality of life, lack of infrastructure improvement as compared to the situation nationwide. However, the resources of the region are considered: demographic, raw, military-strategic, transport, cultural, scientific and other. In close coordination with the geo-strategic and economic interests of the Russian state considers development zone of the Arctic and the Murmansk region as a part of it. This - the expansion of the resource base, maintaining the necessary combat potential of the factions of the Russian Federation Armed Forces in the region, the preservation of the natural environment, ensuring an adequate level of basic and applied research, improving the quality of life of the population of the Arctic areas. Resulting in the conclusion that the potential of the region is essential for the development of the Arctic zone, and the latter is necessary for intensive (as opposed to the current extensive) development of the region, the occurrence of the Murmansk region in the Arctic zone should lead to increase of investment attractiveness of the region, optimization of intergovernmental relations and development program-target planning of economic development of the region.