Features of creating favorable conditions for the development of rural tourism in the regions of Russia

The article is devoted to the concept of rural tourism and its development in the Russia, taking into account the important impact on the socio-economic development of agricultural territories. The author study scientific and theoretical foundations of this activity and analyzes its terminology in scientific papers. The article evaluates advantages of rural tourism development, as well as the factors that hinder its development. The study is focused on rural tourism as a special type of social, economic and cultural activity that has a positive impact on solving socio-economic problems of rural territories. The research is aimed at studying approaches to assessing the concept of "rural tourism", systematization of its features with indication of the type and category, justification of measures to implement the system of rural tourism in order to develop territories with agricultural specialization. Main research methods: system and situational approach, modeling of socio-economic processes, formal and logical analysis. The research results include a classification of types of rural tourism, as well as an integrated system of basic and additional services. The author proposes a system of organizing rural tourism based on models of its development (organization and creation of special large and medium-sized rural tourist facilities, rural tourist networks, public and private agricultural facilities). The features of rural tourism organization, presented in the article, can be useful for representatives of the tourism business, regional and municipal authorities, as well as for scientists who study rural tourism from an organizational and economic point of view. The further perspective of the study is to develop a mechanism for the development of rural tourism at the local level, as well as to assess the socio-economic performance of this type of tourism in regions of Russia with different agricultural and industrial potential.