Sociocultural risks and threats to the development of border regions

The article discusses the features of the development of border regions and highlights he socio-cultural risks and threats that arise in the border area. The study identifies trends for predicting possible vectors for the development of border regions and for making managerial decisions. The authors consider regional factors expressing the cultural and civilizational features of the border countries and the modern world development. The article focuses on the socio-cultural transformations in the Russian-Ukrainian, Russian-Belarusian and Russian-European border areas, which determine the features of the border development of the regions.