Abstract
The article presents general trends in the development of rural territories in Russia and justifies the need for a differentiated approach to the management of rural development at the level of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipal areas. The author's typology of rural territories of the Russian Federation by municipal districts is considered, including the following types: economically developed rural areas, suburban rural areas and local centers of attraction of the population, areas of traditional agriculture, underdeveloped rural areas, crisis rural areas. More subtle classification methods - cluster analysis methods — were used in the development of the typology at the region level. The implementation of hierarchical cluster analysis and the K-means method based on the data of rural municipal districts of the Republic of Buryatia made it possible to determine the number and composition of clusters for the region under consideration. On the basis of a meaningful interpretation of the results of the cluster analysis, the types of rural territories of the Republic of Buryatia are identified: suburban rural areas, industrial areas, areas of traditional agriculture, underdeveloped areas, northern areas. In conclusion, recommendations for define priorities for economic incentives for each type of rural area of the Republic of Buryatia were made.