Ekaterina V. Molchanova

the purpose of the chapter is assessing new forms of ethnocultural tourism in the northern border region of Russia in terms of their socio-economic, cultural and recreational significance for the development of the territory (on the example of the Republic of Karelia). We formed two special thematic databases for conducting the study. The first information system included information about ethnocultural tourist sites located in the region. The second database contained statistical information on the main indicators of the demographic and socio-economic development of the Republic of Karelia. A...