CONTEMPORARY STRUCTURE OF RUSSIAN BUSINESS.

The article is aimed to analyze the structure of Russian business within small, medium-sized, and large enterprises in every Federal District. The research discovers the complexity of Russian business structure with domination of small business along with negligible share of large business. The authors reveal the period when every Federal District demonstrated significant reduction of medium-sized and large enterprises which influenced further changes in Russian business structure. One of the main reasons for the changes in the number of enterprises in every sector is identified. The article defines the quantity of enterprises redistributed between different sectors of business. The research is based on economic and financial reports of Russian enterprises for the period 2013-2017, provided by The First Independent Rating Agency (Fira.pro). The results of the research allow not only to continue the study of Russian business structure within the framework of dominant spheres in every category of business, but ultimately can serve as a basis for future efficiency assessment of business structure in terms of contribution of every sector to GDP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]