Today, locals prefer to tout Sakhalin's growing economic integration with Asia while the Kremlin has invested heavily in the island. Sakhalin oil, gas, fishing and tourism industries are all banking on outside investment and visitors.

今天，当地人更喜欢宣传库页岛和亚洲日益融合的经济，而俄罗斯则斥巨资投资该岛。库页岛的石油、天然气和旅游业都靠外部的投资和游客的到来。