DOI: 10.7256/2453-8906.2016.1.20057

Abstract: This article is dedicated to the study of international transport regions and their impact on regional economic development in the Russian Federation. The author substantiates the necessity of creation in Russia of international transport corridors that will help to boost the economic development of a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation to attract investments in the Russian economy, provide new jobs. International transport corridors play an important role in world trade and cargo transportation in the conditions of globalization.The work justifies the need for creation of the international transport corridor "Volga-Don" enabling pass free shipping, General, container and other goods from Turkey, Ukraine, and other European countries, including Russia (Tuapse, Novorossiysk, Temryuk, Yeisk) in the ports of the Caspian countries with the help of vessels of type "river-sea".In the present scientific article has been used a number of methods of scientific research: formal-logical; logical; concrete historical; statistical; scientific and economic experience; a production of the approbation of the research results; mathematics; comparative studies.