The Concept of a “Gateway to the Global World” in Relation to Saint Petersburg – Moscow “Axis of Development”

P. 38–47.

Vladislav Plotnikov, Kosov Y.

Editor of translation: Ivanova T.

There is a situation in the world when some of the most highly developed areas - relatively small size of the domestic regions postindustrial countries had to maintain mutually beneficial cross-border relations with each other. Sometimes the relationship between areas of high development, which  take place on different continents are more intense than than therelations with  near neighbors of internal but less advanced areas. The international community began to form "centers of influence".These are compact, relatively small, highly developed, interior regions with massive concentration of resurces,: financial centers, the latest technology, advanced educational structure. These areas of high development are called "gateway to the global world" in contemporary global studies They now form a transnational and supranational global network, which acquires the ability to more and more influence the evolution of the world community and its individual components.

For active involvement in global development at all levels need to have Russia ???as a "gateway to the global world." Victor Sergeev a well-known Russian expert in the field of international studies considers the corridor from Moscow toSaint Petersburg  the most  suitable.

Saint Petersburg in many ways may act as a second Russian "gateway to the global world." As an innovative, scientific and educational center of excellence, Saint Petersburg is among the world's top thirty cities. However, to become Saint Petersburg the  second Russian "gateway to the global world,"Saint Petersburg lacks appropriate transport infrastructure and really developedfinancial infrastructure.

Keywords: Санкт-Петербург, глобальный город, Шанхай, a world city, глобальный мир, global dimension, Shanghai

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The Transition of Cosmopolis: the Roles of Government and Markets

Vol. 5: The Bilateral Symposium between Shanghai Administration Institute and the North-West Institute of Management. , Shanghai: Shanghai Administration Institute, 2014.