Prospects for restarting the «Siberian Project» to divert part of the river flow from Western Siberia to Central Asia

Abstract

The article is devoted to a problem that was sensational in the second half of the 20 th century, which stirred up the public and political consciousness of the citizens of the country. In the discussion of this project, the first ecological, moral, ethical principles of the relationship between society, power and nature were put. Practice has shown that modern strategic and tactical projects should initially take into account not only economic benefits, but also conservation of natural resources, social benefits, environmental security of the state and public opinion.