Outstanding quotes from EEF 2022: Forum participants on the development of the Far East

As part of the EEF 2022, the Roscongress Foundation and VTsIOM conducted a survey to determine the perception of the Forum by its participants.

The first meeting of the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), chaired by Russia, took place from 26–28 October in a hybrid format in Moscow. The event was hosted by the Roscongress Foundation.

This report, prepared jointly by the Center for Strategic Research and the Higher School of Economics, identifies opportunities and proposes definite solutions for dramatically increasing the contribution of Russia’s educational system to economic growth, technological modernization, social stability, and the country’s global position.

Back in December 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin defined the development of the Russian Far East as a national priority for the 21st century. That was the beginning of the latest chapter in the history of the region, which, since the Tsarist era, has been seen as not just Russia’s window onto Asia, but as the key to the formation of the entire Eurasian space.