Putin said that only a fool would think that the Far East is a burden to Russia. Is the Far East that important to Russia?

Russia's Far Eastern Federal District is located in central and northeastern Siberia, between the eastern part of Lake Baikal and the Pacific Ocean. The Eastern Federal District consists of eleven administrative districts with a total area of 610.7 million square kilometers, accounting for 36% of the total area of Russian territory. At present, the total population is more than 6 million, accounting for about 5% of Russia's total population, so it is also the lowest population density in the world. During the Soviet period, the central government set up a reform-through-labour camp in this area in order to promote the development of local industry, and built a second railway across Siberia and the Far East in order to let people live eastward.

199 1 year, the Soviet Union disintegrated, and the second generation who moved to the Far East semi-forcibly gradually returned to Europe in western Russia. As a result, the population of this area decreased rapidly from 8 million to 2 million. Because the Far East is located in the easternmost part of Russia, the population growth rate in this area has been slow due to its undulating terrain, long cold weather, late development time, slow speed and backward infrastructure.

In the first half of 20 16, Putin signed the "1 hectare Far East Land Law". Russian citizens can own up to 65,438+0 hectares of land use rights at one time free of charge in Saha (Yakutia) * * and the Republic of China and Kamchatka Territory under the jurisdiction of the Far Eastern Federal District. The term of free use is 5 years. If the land obtained free of charge after the expiration is developed, the original citizens will continue to rent or turn it into private property; If the land is still unused, it will be recovered by the state.

In Russia's view, the Far East has a very important geostrategic position. The Far East borders China and North Korea on land, and faces Alaska, Japan and South Korea across the sea. At the same time, it is rich in natural resources, rich in coal, forests and metal ores. At present, the status of the Asia-Pacific region in the global economy is gradually improving, so the strategic significance of the Far East region is becoming more and more prominent and important.