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The article describes thought core of design made for publication project “Altai in the Works of Scientists and Travelers, the 18th the Beginning of the 20th Century” by Shishkov Altai Regional Universal Scientific Library (Barnaul, Russia), the basic element of which became colors and surface type of the Altaian semiprecious stones. Reproduction of little known pictural works made in portrait genre, rare landscape water-colors, esquisses by Russian and foreign painters lived around this time are also used in artistic design of five-volume issue. On the issue’s editorial board’s idea, selection of illustrations should help to a reader to trace a dynamics of interests took by domestic and foreign researchers and travelers in Altai.

Introduction. The economic development of a country is largely determined by the state of its constituent territories. Priority in this regard is given to rural settlements that have serious economic, natural, demographic, ecological and spiritual and moral potential, ensuring their sustainable development, decent standard and quality of life of the rural population. The aim of the article is the research of actual problems of rural territories and substantiation of prospects of their socio-economic development. Methodology. For the review, articles by domestic and foreign scientists on the problems of rural development and statistical data were used. Results. Based on the study of the work of experts, the main problems of modern rural areas have been identified. The article presents measures for further development of the object of research. It is revealed that it is impossible without the support of the state, whose participation should be aimed at the development of agro-industrial production and the solution of social problems of villagers. Conclusions. The conducted research allows us to determine the causes of the problems of the village, the main directions of their solution. The results can serve as a basis for specifying activities in relation to individual regions of the country.

Introduction. The problem of overcoming negative trends in natural gas trade in the domestic and foreign markets, which arose against the background of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, is extremely important for the Russian economy. This article analyzes the key parameters of the gas market development, substantiates the forecast of indicators characterizing the demand in this market, and considers the possible directions of its development. Methods. In the process of researching trends and forecasting in the field of domestic consumption and export of natural gas, trend analysis was used in combination with the study of expert opinions. Results. The analysis of the development and existing difficulties in the gas industry in the world and the Russian Federation is presented. Based on the dynamics of the volumes of consumption of Russian domestic gas, exports of pipeline and liquefied gas, the equations for forecasting these processes are compiled. Conclusions. The positive development of the situation on the domestic market is associated with the implementation of projects in the field of gas processing and gas chemistry, the development of the gas transmission system and the consumption of gas engine fuel. In the field of export, it is necessary to revise the geography of trade and to advance the development of liquefied gas production.

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