THE THEME OF «SIBERIAN WEALTH» IN THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN REGIONS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE 1990-S

Abstract

The article considers the complex of views and images of «Siberian wealth» sent to the federal government by regional elites, on the basis of which a new regional ideology doctrine of the vital necessity for the special government policy towards Siberia was designed. The main conceptual component of the doctrine was the idea that Siberia was not one of the problematic areas of Russia requiring assistance but an exceptional region on the development of which the welfare of the whole country depended. A dialogue between the Association «Siberian Accord» and the federal government has helped to maintain the stability and integrity of the country.