Руднев Е.А.

The purpose of the article is to determine the dynamics of development of various educational subsystems in the regions of Russia. Discussion. To establish this dynamics, the regions are grouped according to a set of indicators characterizing the level of development of preschool, General, secondary special and higher education. Groups (virtual clusters) similar in level and character of development of their educational subsystems are formed. Cluster analysis showed that in the educational system of Russia there are five groups of regions. The differences in the first three groups are not so much quantitative as qualitative. The lag on the sum of the normalized values (quantitative) in two clusters - the outsiders. Results. It is established that the dynamics of development of various educational subsystems of the regions has both similar features and differ- ences. The indicators of pre-school education are aligned due to higher rates of development in the regions-outsiders. Indicators of development of secondary education have low positive dynamics. The dynamics of training of specialists of secondary education in all groups of regions is steadily declining. The number of students in higher education institutions is rapidly and steadily declining in all groups of regions.

The purpose of the article is to identify trends in the development of economic potential of different groups of regions of Russia. Discussion. The article hypothesizes that the dynamics of economic potential depends on the presence of a kind of «centers of attraction», which are the cities of millions. To assess the economic potential of the regions, a set of indicators characterizing its individual subsystems is proposed: population, attractiveness, reproduction in terms of the movement of value, industrial production, innovation, investment, education. Accordingly, the indicators themselves are represented by the population; migration population growth; GRP; volume of shipped goods, works, services by type of economic activity «manufacturing»; the volume of innovative goods, works, services; investment in fixed capital at the expense of all sources of funding; release of students (bachelors, masters, specialists). Results. It is shown that groups of regions are characterized by different trends of accumulation of elements of economic potential.

The work purpose - assessment of problems and the prospects of spatial development of the million-plus city the city of Voronezh. Discussion: the prospects of strategic development of the large cities of Russia which need is defined by the Federal law of June 28, 2014 No. 172 - the Federal Law «About Strategic Planning in the Russian Federation» are defined, substantially, by the solution of a problem of an effective combination of their spatial and functional characteristics. Sheathe a problem of the majority of million-plus cities is formation of essentially new production environment causing need of redistribution of production sites, creations of modern transport and logical complexes, changes of structure of labor and life support systems. Results - on the example of Voronezh are proposed the strategic solutions allowing to create effective, meeting the modern requirements, spatial and functional environment of the million-plus city.