GROWING POLYFUNCTIONALITY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE: CASE STUDY OF AN AREA AT THE EDGE OF MOSCOW AGGLOMERATION

Abstract

During the post-soviet period the surveyed territory at the border of the Moscow region lost a number of traditional functions, but acquired a lot of new ones, among which the recreational is dominant. A number of recreational facilities related to agro-tourism, eco-settlements and eco-parks appeared, as a form of a «test range» for city residents interested in learning the skills of «living in nature», as well as several enterprises for processing of agricultural products, etc. The composition of population of the territory became more heterogeneous