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This paper addresses aspects of economic geography and regional economic development in Russia after the fall of communism with a focus on developments in industrial location. The paper discusses principles of regional development, the inherited Soviet economic geography and Russia’s macroeconomic development. Furthermore, the paper presents evidence on regional development and changes with respect to economic policy and federal-regional relations. The paper shows that Russia has a geographically concentrated economic landscape with a trend of welfare and activity being relocated to central regions.