Kartsev Ivan S.

The article deals with actual problems of rural settlements in the Russian Federation (on the example of the village Skomovo, Gavrilovo-Posad District, the Ivanovo Region). The main directions of development of the leading spheres (education, medicine, employment and culture), ways of supporting farmlands are shown by the author, the issues of assistance and attraction of new villagers to vacant land for the arrangement of territory, the implementation of commercial and public projects are raised. Particular attention is paid to optimizing the budget financing of rural settlements, organization of the rural economy; for rural settlements in some regions it is proposed to abolish taxation of the income of individuals registered (including temporarily, on the basis of property) in the settlement and received from activities within the boundaries of a rural settlement (trade, provision of services). This will require the development of a number of legislative acts that create a favorable climate for the economic selfdevelopment of the village, self-government, dialogue with local authorities. The author emphasizes the importance of popularization of local lore, ecotourism, the creation of information space with data about a particular populated area / region (local lore sites, prints, including periodicals), organization of local lore events (both regular and non-regular).