ON THE PROBLEM OF ORTHODOX TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA AND ITS REGIONS

The article analyzes the problems associated with the development of Orthodox tourism in the Russian Federation and proposes ways to solve them. It is noted that although Orthodox tourism, both at the Federal and regional levels, has some problems in its development, but this tourist segment has great potential for improve- ment due to the huge number of Orthodox places (some of which are not visited by tourists), the low cost of Or- thodox tours, as well as the desire of people for spiritual growth