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DOI: 10.15507/2409-630X.055.017.202104.404-418

УДК 93/94:339.9(470+571)(476)

Olga V. Bakhlova1, Ekaterina G. Uliashkina2

1 National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia),

e-mail: olga.bahlova@mail.ru

2 National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia),

e-mail: katerina.ulyashkina@yandex.ru

 

Dynamics of Interests and Positions in the Field of Economic Integration of Russia and Belarus (2019–2020)

 

Introduction. Economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus is based on the platforms of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Union State, and the Eurasian Economic Union. These associations contribute to the identification and promotion of promising business niches and areas of economic integration, taking into account the interests of the participating countries. The Union State, embodying a more multidimensional idea of integration, encourages us to turn to a deeper and more substantive analysis of the relationship between various factors and spheres. The purpose of the article is to identify positive and negative constants and dominants of economic interaction between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in the general course of integration processes in the CIS and in the context of current challenges of modernity for both countries and the Union State. Materials and Methods. The main research methods are diachronic analysis, event analysis and the method of studying documents. The main sources are materials posted on the Internet resources of integration associations with the participation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. Results. The key actors – state and non-state participants in the economic integration of Russia and Belarus – are identified, the degree of their involvement in integration processes and the dynamics of interaction are characterized. The most attractive traditional spheres of Russian-Belarusian integration are shown, as well as new vectors determined by current needs. Discussion and Conclusion. A moderate positive scenario is considered the most likely in the field of economic integration of Russia and Belarus. The deepening of integration is determined by the content and orientation of the “road maps”, the established economic relationships and political motives in the internal and external spheres. However, the economy in the process of union building largely continues to follow politics. The necessity of closer coupling of efforts within the framework of the CGB and the EAEU is shown. At the same time, the “dissolution” of the Union State in the EAEU and subordination to it in the logic of integration development are assessed as undesirable.

Keywords: business communities, geopolitical interests, Eurasian Economic Union, interregional cooperation, public authorities, post-Soviet space, Commonwealth of Independent States, Union State of Belarus and Russia, economic entities, economic integration.

For citation: Bakhlova O. V., Uliashkina E. G. Dynamics of interests and positions in the field of economic integration of Russia and Belarus (2019–2020) // Ekonomicheskaya istoriya = Russian Journal of Economic History. 2021; 17(4): 404–418. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.15507/2409-630X.055.017.202104.404-418.

Acknowledgements: The reported study was funded by RFBR and EISR, project number 21-011-31086 “Challenges and Opportunities for the Union State of Belarus and Russia: Internal and External Dimensions”.

 

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