Gordeev A. V., Nikulin A. M. “Developing a culture of trust” // The Russian Peasant Studies. 2025. V.10. №3. P. 306-324.

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Annotation

The second part of the biographical interview with Alexey Vasilyevich Gordeev presents his experience and results of work as the Governor of the Voronezh Region, related to the creation of a favorable human environment and entrepreneurship development. The interlocutors discuss the Voronezh local self-government at the level of rural districts, various aspects of the integration of Voronezh agricultural production, effective interaction between federal, regional and district levels in terms of professionalism and competence of the state and municipal leaders, and the importance of personal reputation. In the field of agricultural policy, the article focuses on the formation and development of the agricultural lobby in post-Soviet Russia as associated with the interests of various large and small agricultural producers, features of rural regional studies, combination of traditional and today’s lifestyles within the debatable concepts of peasantry, farming and Cossacks. The interlocuters conclude with what needs to be done to increase the efficiency of the program for the integrated development of rural areas mainly in the scientific support perspective, and to develop a culture of trust between society and the authorities, for which the territorial public self-government seems promising at the local rural level.

Keywords

Rural Russia, Voronezh Region, local self-government, agricultural lobby, comprehensive program for the development of rural areas, territorial public self-government.

About the authors

Alexey V. Gordeev, DSc (Economics), Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Okhotny Ryad St., 1, Moscow, 103265. 
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Alexander M. Nikulin, PhD (Economics), Head of the Center for Agrarian Studies, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Vernadskogo Prosp., 82, Moscow, 119571.
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