Abstract
The eastern region of Russia covers huge territory with low density of population. The federal government implements measures for its development based on several policy documents, like Strategies and Federal Target Programs on specific areas or sectors (i.e. transport, energy etc.). This paper examines characteristics and roles of key documents and tries to provide a clear understanding over the system of the policy documents. Although the Economic and Social Development Program of the Far East and Zabaikalie Region has been regarded as the most fundamental and comprehensive one for this region since mid-'90s, its current version deals mainly local-level projects. Meanwhile, some other policy documents developed recently draw basic structure of the region, identifying infrastructure projects of the federal-level significance.
