Introduction -- Historical background of integrational processes in the post-soviet areas -- New approaches to analysis of the "post-soviet area" phenomenon -- Integration and disintegration as major trends in the post-soviet area -- The main integration models within the post-soviet area -- From "post-soviet area" to "Eurasian space" : evolution of geopolitical concepts -- The notion "Eurasia" : the problem of identification of the region -- The Eurasian idea in contemporary interpretation -- Contemporary eurasian integration in experts' estimates -- Foundation of the Eurasian economic union as one of the centers in a polycentric world -- The foundation of the present eurasian integration in international law -- The main interests and expectations of the member-states of Eurasian economic union -- Russian geopolitical interests in the Eurasian economic union -- The strategy of Eurasian integration : regional and global dimensions -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.