Strategy for the conservation and development of rural areas

The article examines the trends and problems of rural development in the regions of the Russian Federation. The analysis of the composition of the urban and rural population, the distribution of rural settlements by the number of inhabitants of the Russian Federation is given. The reasons for the outflow of population from rural areas are analyzed. In rural areas, in order to create the necessary living conditions, depending on their characteristics, it is important to develop industries and enterprises characteristic of this natural and climatic region. The need for the revival and development of rural auxiliary industries and crafts, which contribute to rural reconstruction and job creation, was demonstrated. Depending on the characteristics of rural areas and their remoteness from regional and district centers, it is possible to develop various types of tourism (ecotourism, ethnotourism, culinary tourism, geotourism, as well as rural, farming, green and eco-tourism).