TOURIST RESOURCES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING TOURIST CLUSTERS IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC

The Arctic is a unique region with significant tourist resources, which include natural wealth, indigenous culture, and industrial heritage. Based on the data of tourist resources, it is possible to develop various types of tourism in the presence of the necessary infrastructure. The object of the study is the tourist resources of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation as a key element of the tourism cluster — the basis for its formation. The methodological basis of the study consists of: the study of terminology on the research topic, the formulation of the problem of insufficient availability of tourist resources of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation for potential tourists, the analysis of regional factors affecting the solution of the problem, an interdisciplinary analysis of the identified problem: the tourist cluster is considered from the point of view of social and communicative links between the objects forming the cluster, as well as from the point of view of organization of the architectural environment. As a result of the study, the authors conclude how to identify the most favorable territories for the creation of tourist clusters in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. First, it should be the concentration of tourist resources. With equally attractive tourist resources, the territory that already has a more developed transport, socio-cultural and engineering infrastructure is the most advantageous for development. The article is published based on the results of the research work carried out within the framework of the grant competition for the performance of research works by scientific and pedagogical workers of SPbGASU (St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering) in 2023.