V. K. Arsenyev: his economic ideas and fellow economists

Introduction. The development of the Russian Far East is one of the priorities of the Government of the Russian Federation. V. K. Arsenyev (1872-1930) was also engaged in these studies. In connection with the 150th anniversary of his birth, 2022 has been declared the year of this famous traveler and scientist. The purpose of the article is to analyze the economic interests of V. K. Arsenyev, who for most of his life dealt with the problems of the population of the Russian Far East and the development of the region, making complex expeditions based on economic goals. Until 1918 V. K. Arsenyev collected economic, ethnographic and other information in Primorye and the Amur region. In 1918 he explored Kamchatka, then, being an employee of Dalryba, he continued to collect economic information on the region. In the Soviet times he prepared recommendations for the Soviet leadership on the economic development of the region. Professional ties with fellow economists are noted (K. P. Lavrov, A. I. Karaev, A. M. Bryansky, A. A. Velikopolsky, P. N. Menshikov, F. A. Nedelsky, F. E. Ilyashenko, V. Ya. Isakovich, K. B. Shavrov and many others), with whom the traveler discussed economic ideas and exchanged information and literature. Materials and Methods. The basis for the publication was the personal archival and book collection kept in the Society for the Study of the Amur Territory in Vladivostok, as well as unpublished travel diaries and economic works of the scientist.