Rafael Sibgatovich Khakimov,
the Institute of History, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences,
entrance 5, Kremlin, Kazan, 420008,Russia,
rafh@mail.ru
The article presents the author’s view on space as a time-invariant category in historical context and its multiplicity as an administrative category, which includes ethnic, economic, climatic, and geographic elements. The author also describes the role of Russia’s historical space for the modern organization of the federal state.
Key words: space, time, historical categories, Russia.