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In this research -- expository and survey article, the author presents fundamental questions of existence, uniqueness and asymptotic (spatial) behavior of the Navier-Stokes equations \[ \Delta v=\lambda v\cdot\nabla v+\nabla p,\quad\text{div} v=0\text{ in }\Omega \] \[ v=v_*\text{ on }\partial\Omega,\quad\lim_{| x|\to\infty}v(x)=\xi, \] where \(v\) and \(p\) are the velocity field and pressure respectively, \(\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^2\) is the domain of the flow which is exterior of a compact set \(B\) (cross section of the body in the plane of the flow), \(-\xi\) is the given velocity of \(B\) and \(v_*\) is the specified velocity at the boundary of \(B\). The author discusses the basic results for the linearized versions of the above problem for the case of (i) Stokes approximation, (ii) Oseen approximation. Then he proves the existence of generalized solution of the above system, and derives several properties in the case of a symmetric body \(B\). This is followed by a discussion of existence and uniqueness for \(\xi\neq 0\). Finally, some important results concerning the asymptotic behavior of generalized solutions are presented in some detail. This is an excellent expository research and survey article which includes major difficulties of the problem, open questions and unsolved problems. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0892.00038].