Development and Implementation of Socio-Economic Projects of the Complex Program Siberia in the 1980-1990

The article analyzes the history of development and implementation of socio-economic projects as a part of complex program Siberia in 1980-1990. The author demonstrates the key role of the researchers from Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The author concludes that the major accomplishment of the economists who worked under Siberia program was the substantiation of rapid development of economic and social development of Siberia, living standards improvement, radical structural reorganization of the economy intensifying the key role of Siberia in supplying the country with strategic natural recourses. Historical experience of socio-economic project formulation as a part of Siberia program can be used by economists in preparing regional development programs in the modern times. The author sets following objectives in the article: to study main tasks and implementation results of socio-economic projects of Siberia program; show the key role of Siberian academic economists; describe real integration of professionals from different institutions co-working on the projects of this cluster. The author uses modernization theory as a methodological framework of this article. The theory examines complexity and interrelation of economic, social, cultural transformations of the society. As a source of the research the author used papers of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences academic archive, published collections of documents, articles of press media.