Comments on Hironori Fushita "Putin, Russia’s eastward pivot and prospects for Japan", June 15th, 2012, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/06/15/26925/

I think regional cooperation should be the right approach to best developing Siberia and Far East.

New and creative thinking is needed.
Maybe some special economic development zones could be established where foreign firms and nationals be allowed to reside, work and do business there, but subject a special land tax in addition to other Russian taxes (excluding their other normal land taxes).
Those regions are vast in land size with scarce population.
A win-win situation/outcome could be created for Russia and other regional countries.