Social-geographic zoning of Ukraine: history, present days, viability

Historic review of previous social-geographic (economic) zoning of the territory of Ukraine was carried out. Numerous schemes of social-economic rayons suggested by geographers and economists in the second half of the XX century were scrupulously analyzed and grouped to help assess further viability of social-economic zoning to subsequently manage and design territorial organization of society. Keywords: rayon, zoning, economic rayon, social-geographic rayon, Ukraine.