In 2004, the Pskov — Livonia Euroregion was established across the borders of Estonia, Latvia and Russia (the Pskov region). Tourism became a cooperation priority in the Euroregion. This necessitated research on the local tourism and recreation areas. This study aims to estimate the development prospects of transboundary microregions which have been identified by the authors within the Latvian-Estonian-Russian tourism and recreation mesoregion. The authors employ ten additional criteria proposed in the general conception of transboundary tourism and recreation regions. The article identifies five microregions: Pskov-Pechory- Tartu and Pskov-Izborsk-Cesis (first level), Pytalovo-Rezekne (second level), and Izborsk- Pechory district- Setomaa and Lake Chudskoe area (third level). The authors classify the microregions according to their level of development. The development of the Izborsk-Pechory district-Setomaa microregion is defined as ‘above average’, that of Pskov-Pechory-Tartu as ‘average’, and that of Pskov-Izborsk-Cesis as ‘below average’, and finally, the development of Pytalovo-Rezekne microregion is described as ‘poor’. The Lake Chudskoe area microregion is classified as an ‘emerging’ one. The overall level of development of transboundary tourism and recreation microregions is assessed as ‘below average’. The results of the study can be used in preparing recommendations for the development of transboundary microregions within the Latvian-Estonian-Russian tourism and recreation mesoregion.

Псковский государственный университет, ПсковВ условиях глобализации все более значимой формой территориальной организации общества становятся транснациональные (межгосударственные) и трансграничные (между частями государств) регионы. Сегодня вместе с «комплексными» трансграничными регионами (еврорегионами) выделяются и «отраслевые», в частности, в сфере туризма и рекреации. В данном исследовании на основании главных и дополнительных признаков трансграничного туристско-рекреационного регионообразования выделено семь туристско-рекреационных микрорегионов на границе России с Эстонией и Латвией. Проведена классификация микрорегионов по транспортной связанности территорий, общности истории и этнического состава населения, тесноте социально-экономических связей, величине трансграничного туристского потока. Оценка уровня сформированности данных трансграничных микрорегионов выглядит следующим образом: «выше среднего» -российскоэстонские микрорегионы «Ивангород-Нарва» и «Изборско-Печорский край/Сетомаа», «средний»российско-эстонский микрорегион «Псков-Тарту», «ниже среднего» -российско-латвийский микрорегион «Псков-Цесис», «низкий» -российско-латвийские микрорегионы «Пыталово-Резекне» и «Себеж-Резекне». Российско-эстонский микрорегион «Чудское поозерье» отнесен к категории «потенциальных».К л ю ч е в ы е с л о в а : трансграничный регион, туризм, рекреация, «новое российское порубежье», Эстония, Латвия.In the context of globalization, transnational (interstate) and transboundary (between parts of states) regions are becoming an increasingly important form of the spatial organization of the society. Along with the -complex‖ transboundary regions (Euroregions), -branch‖ regions in the sphere of tourism and recreation  Манаков А.Г., Голомидова Е.С., 2018 *Исследование выполнено в рамках стратегического проекта Псковского государственного университета «Россия начинается здесь» (программа «Опорный университет») 157 can currently be distinguished. In this study, seven tourist-recreational micro-regions on the Russian-Estonian and Russian-Latvian borders are identified based on the main and additional features of the crossborder tourist-recreational region formation. The paper provides a classification of micro-regions on the grounds of transport connectivity of territories, the mutual history and ethnic composition of the population, the contiguity of socio-economic relations, and the size of the transboundary tourist flow. The study made it possible to give the following assessment of the level of development of these cross-border micro-regions: -above average‖the Russian-Estonian micro-regions -Ivangorod -Narva‖ and -Izborsk-Pechory/Setomaa‖, -medium‖the Russian-Estonian micro-region -Pskov -Tartu‖, -below average‖the Russian-Latvian micro-region -Pskov -Cesis‖, and -low‖the Russian-Latvian micro-regions -Pytalovo -Rezekne‖ and -Sebezh -Rezekne‖. The Russian-Estonian micro-region -Chudskoe Lake District‖ is classified as -potential‖.

—International tourism was among the sectors of the global economy most affected by the COVID‑19 pandemic. The aim of the study is to identify the differences in the dynamics of the tourist flow in Finland and Estonia during the first eight months of 2020 compared to 2019, as well as changes in the structure of the inbound tourist flow to these countries. The particular interest in studying tourist flows in Finland and Estonia stems from the fact that over the past two decades, they were among the top ten countries in the world in terms of the volume of outbound tourism by Russians, as well as among the leaders in this indicator among European Union countries, which is directly related to their neighboring position with Russia. Tourism in Estonia and Finland went through a rather difficult period of spring quarantine, and its recovery in the summer began with domestic tourism. There has also been an increase in the inbound tourist flow. At the same time, the best dynamics was demonstrated by the flow of tourists from neighboring countries that are EU members, the border with which for tourists was already partially open in summer 2020. The adjacent territories of neighboring countries are part of cross-border tourist and recreational regions, within which tourist flows have been recovering faster than tourist exchange with other, geographically more remote states. This conclusion gives hope for a fairly quick recovery of cross-border tourist exchange between Russia and neighboring countries after the postpandemic opening of borders.

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