  This article presents the results of a cluster analysis of the regions of the
Russian Federation in terms of the main parameters of socio-economic
development according to the data presented in the official data sources of the
Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Studied and analyzed the domestic
and foreign (Eurostat) methodology for assessing the socio-economic development
of territories. The aim of the study is to determine the main parameters of
territorial differentiation and to identify key indicators that affect the
socio-economic development of Russian regions. The authors have carried out a
classification of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation not in
terms of territorial location and geographical features, but in terms of the
specifics and key parameters of the socio-economic situation.
