Outlined plans of the Russian Arctic development is the most complex mega-project from all of proposed in recent years. In order to implement the project it is required not only enormous resources but also the specific mechanism of goals management that would allow coordinating actions of many actors, combining infrastructure improvement with national security, taking into account interests within the framework of international cooperation.

Normative consolidation boundaries of the Russian Arctic does not satisfy but rather strengthens the scientific and practical interest to the neighboring territories of the zone as a natural space of state and corporate interests’ protection and specific actions of problem-solving of the Arctic’s integrated development. It is shown that the existing potential of applied scientific research is able conceptually to justify principles of rational zonation.

The article analyzes the role and place of the ranking of the mineral resources development in different countries. It is shown that the main emphasis in the economic sphere of the modern Arctic shifts to the socio-economic returns of projects and different economic activity areas. The leader is not one who implements ambitious projects but the one who provides the solution to this problem in line with the sustainable functioning of the fragile and unique nature of the "high latitudes." It is stressed the important role of the activities on alignment with the environmental requirements of the previously created objects.

The article discusses the main issues determining the modern and future development of the Arctic sea communications. It is emphasized the factors determining the current traffic flows and it is made their temporal and structural analysis. It is shown the dynamics of the global commodity market and its impact on the transportation in the Arctic. Particular attention is paid to the possibility of sea communications regulating which includes from national interests protection. It is conducted an expert study of separate problems determining the Arctic sea communications development.

The entrepreneurial universities concept’s formation took several stages including the development of entrepreneurship in West ern universities XIX - mid XX century; linear model of innovation; Etzkowitz H.’ model "Triple Helix"; Clark B.R.’ approach; process approach. Particular attention is paid to the role of the entrepreneurial university in socio-economic region’ development, also it is found a place of business universities in the educational strategy of Russia.

The author examines volunteering in terms of the civil society development, as well as the capability of volunteers’ participation in social development and innovation.

What are the main conditions of the social control’s institute’s formation? The author shows that despite the appearance of the relevant rules in the Russian legislation the social control’s implementation and basic democracy development leave off the needs of the society.

Closed administrative-territorial entities created for the purposes of the nuclear industry have been existed in a stable socio-economic conditions for a long time. In the last 5-10 years in the closed administrative-territorial entities negative trends of the depressed areas began to appear. At the same time the socio-economic development of the closed administrative-territorial entities is characterized by the opposite tendencies: forming enterprises have a stable portfolio of orders, increased fiscal capacity persists. High-tech core activities in the closed administrative-territorial entities trigger their competition with the most developed areas. As the authors state for the sustainable development of the closed administrative-territorial entities stable government policies and management systems are required.

The article describes the role St. Sergius of Radonezh as a representative of defensive-conciliatory direction of political thought which formed the Holy Russia as a unique agent of social and political life the fight against that is carried out up to the present day.

To assess the integrated impact of the transport and infrastructure projects on the regional socio-economic situation the author proposes to use an universalized methodical approach. This approach allows to take into account both direct (activation) and countervailing indicators characterizing the possibilities of containment of transport limitations on socio-economic development of the territories of various ranks.

In the article the authors discuss a question about the possibility of housing co-operative to transfer the functions of managing the apartment building to homeowners or management organization.