Egorov V.K. Spatial development of Russian regions: historical context. Problems of territory development, 2020, No. 6 (110), pp. 106-120. Egorov V.K. Spatial development of Russian regions: historical context. Problems of territory development, 2020, No. 6 (110), pp. 106-120.ISSN 2076-8915DOI 10.15838/ptd.2020.6.110.7РИНЦ: https://www.elibrary.ru/contents.asp?titleid=30627Posted on site: 14.12.20Текст статьи н сайте журнала URL: http://pdt.isert-ran.ru/article/28732 (дата обращения 14.12.2020)AbstractThe article deals with the historical features of changes and development of the territory of Russia in the process of formation and development of the Russian state in the period from the IX to the XVII century. The work contains a number of intermediate conclusions on the topic and a brief analysis of the current state of the problem of spatial development of the country as a whole and its individual regions. The main theoretical setting for the research is the imperative formulated at the beginning of the XX century and still preserved in science and public consciousness: the state is the highest socio-political system designed to protect the security, rights and freedoms of citizens, and its space is the main resource for the survival of the peoples inhabiting Russia. Due to the fact that the topic was revealed, including by quoting the works of classics of historical science: V. N. Tatishchev, N. M. Karamzin, V. O. Klyuchevsky and others analyzed the correspondence of the main