The main objective of this research was the analysis of the Russian civil aviation market in 2016 in order to identify the nature of the strategic behavior of firms. Evaluation of the Herfindahl-Hirschman index, entry barriers and the degree of differentiation of services allowed to conclude of...

More than 50% of airline aircraft in the world are leased. The article analyzes the global aviation leasing market, including the largest lessor companies. Companies from China are of particular interest. In addition, the positions of Russian companies are analyzed, both from the supply side and...

Russian cities are traditionally characterized by high levels of public transport ridership, compared to the Western cities. Moreover, the cities were intensively developing during the Soviet era when the private transport was literally absent. Thus, it can be assumed that the spatial structure...

A suspension of trucking between Russia and Poland and subsequent shutdown of road freight transportation between Russia and Ukraine have made Russian freight carriers switchover par ally their routes to those via the Baltic States. It is to be noted that Poland and Ukraine which initiated...

This paper studies the influence of the service sector (joint-stock commercial banks and railways) on the economic development of agricultural regions within the Russian empire in the second half of the 19th century, using the case of the Central Black Earth region. The study compares yield data...

The article discuses Russia’s aggressive energy policy towards the EU and the former Soviet republics, with its main goal of reinforcing the country’s monopoly over the transportation of oil and, especially, gas to the West. The language of 'alternative pipelines' is used by Russia in the...

The aim of the article is to present the ways of urban public transport development in Russia within the context of the transition towards the market economy. The article consists of two blocks: the trends of urban public transport development in the Russian Federation and the problems of urban...

Due to systematic work to improve safety on Russia’s roads, both as part of the implementation of national projects and other strategic and programmatic documents, a significant reduction in the number of fatal road traffic accidents (RTA) has been achieved. The article analyzes the...

This article analyzes the possibility of EU countries to reduce their natural gas imports from Russia. Increasing gas production in the EU is unlikely, and cutting domestic demand will require a number of radical measures. These measures cannot compensate for more than 40% of gas imports from...