title: Continental–Oceanic Dynamics of Russia at the Beginning of the 21st Century
abstract: A quantitative assessment of the dynamics of the degree of continentality of Russia at the beginning of the 21st century has been made on four aspects: territorial, population distribution, production and economic, and activity. A noticeable decrease of this degree in terms of basic territorial and settlement aspects is revealed, which indicates a change in the trend of settlement processes from “continentalization” in the last century to “marinization” in the current one. A direct contribution 
journal: Geography and Natural Resources