Experience in historical-geographical zoning of Russia

Grids of economic zoning of Russia proposed by different authors since the 19th century and various methods of geographical zoning have been considered. Specific features of the historical-geographical approach to zoning have been demonstrated. A hierarchy of historical-geographical areas, which takes into account differences in terms of the taxonomy of physical-geographical, cultural, and economic zoning, has been suggested. A method of historical-geographical zoning of Russia at the macrolevel has been proposed. The composition and a brief description of the identified historical-geographical countries and oblasts have been presented.