Review article

The article considers the issues of economic growth in Russia in terms of theoretical models of neo-classical school, as well as in terms of forecasting the economic growth in Russia in the conditions of the present time. Attention is paid to the analysis of the problems with a factor nature which hinder growth prospects in the modern world. However, the authors also reveal trends with the opposite character leading to the growth of the economy in the world and affecting Russia, which allows predicting a moderate growth of the economy. The conditions under which the Russian economy could be stimulated towards the recovery are designated.