BBK 65.32B 87 Reviewer: A.S. Eremin, Ph.D. ist. Sciences Baskov V.N., Kamyanchuk A.V. Rural community of the 21st century: Sustainability of development. – Irbit: Publishing House “Pechatny Val”, 2008. ISBN 978-5-91342-003-9 Based on an analysis of past experience in the development of rural Russia, modern concepts of the development of agriculture and rural areas, the authors analyze the ways of development of the Russian village in the new century. Particular attention is paid to the need to use internal sources of rural development through targeted self-organization of the local community. The book is intended for workers of rural municipalities, specialists and heads of agro-industrial complex management bodies, as well as everyone interested in the current state and possible development of the Russian countryside.© V.N. Baskov, 2008© A.V. Kamyanchuk, 2008© Printing Shaft Publishing House, design, 2008 Dedicated to M.P. Rechkalov