Cluster initiatives in the Russian practice: features and prospects of development

Abstract. Due to the negative impact of globalization on was not firmly established after the collapse of the Soviet Union the Russian economy comes lag of the Russian Federation in terms of economic development from the more developed countries of the world, which is more acute in the period of the anti-Russian sanctions: an increase in the outflow of capital from the country, the instability of banking activities, the reduction of exports and imports of goods and services, termination of contracts with foreign suppliers and growing together with the unemployment and inflation, the deficit of the federal budget of the Russian Federation. In this regard, especially important to the creation of clusters in the territory of the Russian Federation as a means to enhance the effectiveness and competitiveness of the Russian economy in the world space. In the article the Russian experience of the creation of clusters, the efficiency of their operations and prospects for the development of clusters in Russia. It is concluded that in the present conditions of the Russian Federation need to attach great importance to the cluster policy is a powerful stimulus of the economy.