Voropaeva A.V., Korosteleva L.Yu. It's time for a new look at small towns. «P.O.I.S.K.» (Policy. Social Science. Art. Sociology. Culture.). 2024. No. 1 (102). Pp. 51-62.

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Abstract

The article shows how the attitude towards small towns has changed from the point of view of management. A large-scale project to support small towns and historical settlements to create a comfortable urban environment is analyzed. Doubts have been expressed as to whether the name of the project corresponds to a real comprehensive improvement of the quality of the urban environment of small towns, which actually hides point changes in the landscape of small towns: repair of buildings of city train stations or landscaping of parks and embankments, etc. The problems of small towns that are being solved and remain open are being considered. The conclusion is made about positive changes in the understanding of the role of these cities and the attitude of the leadership towards them at the federal, regional and municipal levels. Today, a new idea is being formed based on the understanding that these types of cities were, are and remain the guardians of culture and traditional values and form the backbone of the country's geopolitics today.