The Silk Road: the history, conditions and perspectives

The article deals with the historical background for the creation of the Silk Road. Based on the research conducted the article defines the routes of cargo transportation of the ancient and modern Silk Road and analyzes the background for creation of the "New Economic Belt – The Great Silk Road". The authors studied the possibilities of using the potential of Ukraine to implement the conceptual provisions of the project "One Belt, One Road" and payed much attention to the main goals this project.