Business development in rail transport and port economy of the Khasan district (Primorsky territory) in the late XX - early XXI century

The article deals with the formation and development of business in the border areas in the late twentieth - early twenty first century. The author shows that in order to understand the specifics of that process, it is necessary to consider the features of the area and the role it plays in the Russian political agenda. It is shown how the Khasansky district, with its unique transit functions, turned out to be in the center of Russian and international events. The peculiarities and difficulties, which occurred in the process of private capital integration into international transport links, are revealed on example of the first in Russia private railway company «Zolotoye Zveno». The article also analyzes the aspects of port business development, and peculiarities of its relations with State. The author collates the two processes: the State turn to the East, and the appearance of large Russian companies in the border areas. The conclusion is that a new mission of border areas at its initial stage of formation is formed in the twenty first century.