Foreign trade of the Russian Federation at the present stage: new trends in 2015

The article contains a research of dynamics and geographical structure of the foreign trade ties of Russia in recent years, after introduction of the anti-Russian sanctions from a number of the Western countries and retaliatory measures of the Russian Federation. Participation of Russia in the international, regional trade system is considered. Extensive statistical and actual data for 2014 and 2015 are generalized, that allowed the author to formulate the main conclusions.