Cross-Border Cooperation Between Russia and Mongolia Against the Backdrop of Intercivilizational Interaction

The purpose of the research. The article addresses the today’s Russian-Mongolian economic and humanitarian cross-border cooperation, with their intercivilizational contacts, which have deep historical roots, being its driving force. The purpose of the research is to outline the main trends in the dynamics of the mentioned tracks of cross-border interaction, which is developing on the territory of the Russian-Mongolian intercivilizational outpost – the Republic of Buryatia, the Republic of Tuva, the Altai Republic, the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Irkutsk Region. Results. As a result of the research, the authors come to the following conclusions. First, the trade and tourism potential of the state border between Russia and Mongolia is partly fulfilled because of the poor participation of half of the available checkpoints. Second, the Russian regions have clear trade surplus with Mongolia because of the considerable diversification of their export. Third, the scale of cooperation between our regions and Mongolia differs significantly: the Republic of Buryatia and the Irkutsk Region operate on a national scale, while local projects in the Mongolian border aimags remain the main activities of the Republic of Tyva, the Altai Republic and the Trans-Baikal Territory. The authors hope that the regions of Russia and Mongolia will not only strengthen cross-border cooperation, but will also move towards a multidimensional consolidation of these civilizational outposts.