kaspyTHE CASPIAN REGION: politics, economics, culture1818-510XАстраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева899Caspian Sea: "The Lake of Hope" or the Lake of Problems. Methodological notes on the theme of the cooperation of Caspian StatesCaspian Sea: "The Lake of Hope" or the Lake of Problems. Methodological notes on the theme of the cooperation of Caspian StatesBaranetsS.N.BaranetsS.N.200331825https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2003/issue/3/article/899https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(2003)/18-25.pdf

In the article the author tries to show that fundamental and primary civilisational value of Caspian Sea is connected with a usage of some local resources. The cognitive interest to the Caspian Sea was and will be oriented first of all to the getting of benefits. This attitude to the Sea is difficult to unite with a goal of saving this unique natural formation. But both approaches can be placed in the center of political disputes between Caspian States.

In the article the author tries to show that fundamental and primary civilisational value of Caspian Sea is connected with a usage of some local resources. The cognitive interest to the Caspian Sea was and will be oriented first of all to the getting of benefits. This attitude to the Sea is difficult to unite with a goal of saving this unique natural formation. But both approaches can be placed in the center of political disputes between Caspian States.