Russian political science in the context of the "spatial turn"
Based on a historical and comparative analysis of the processes of scientifc conceptualization of "space", the article examines the dynamics of the involvement of Russian political science in the methodological movement known as the "spatial turn". The origin and worldview foundations of the modern (second) spatial turn, its internal structure is highlighted. Three areas of spatial studies in Russian political science are identifed, their methodological specifcity is revealed, and promising tasks for further studying the space of Russia are outlined