Western Siberia as an object of historical-geographical study and description. Article I

Abstract

By the example of Western Siberia the actual scientific-methodological aspects of regional historical-geographical researches are considered — in particular, its informational supply. The methods of negotiation of territorial mismatch between the basic information media — the landscape subdivisions of different rank and the subjects of Russian Federation — are proposed. The landscape mesoregion (province and subprovince) is assumed as the main operational territorial unit. According to the author's developed system of landscape zoning the calculations of population's settlement and dynamics, economical assimilation, and natural-resources potential of Western Siberia have been carried out. As a subsequent stage of study the development of historical-geographical periodization of a region and identification of history of its territorial differentiation with the shaping of historical-geographical regions of second order is proposed.