Zborovsky G.E. Sociology in Sverdlovsk

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The paper provides a historical and sociological analysis of the process of the second birth and revival of sociology in the capital of the Ural – Sverdlovsk / Yekaterinburg and the main stages of its development since the late 1950s and completing the second decade of the XXI century. The prerequisites for the emergence of sociology in Sverdlovsk in the 1920s – the fi rst half of the 1930s are shown, the main studies of this period are considered. The characteristic of three main stages of emergence and development of sociology in the capital of Ural in the second half of XX – the beginning of XXI centuries is given. The initial stage (the late 1950s – the second half of the 1980s) is defi ned as the second birth and revival of sociology in this city. The fi rst steps and problems of its institutionalization are revealed, the process of emergence of sociological school («L. N. Kogan school») is analyzed. The second stage of development of sociology in Sverdlovsk / Yekaterinburg (the second half of the 1980s – the turn of the XX–XXI centuries) is characterized by its active institutionalization and completion of this process. The main directions of institutionalization of sociology in the capital of the Ural in the 1990s are revealed. The third, modern stage (2000–2019) is defi ned as marked by the contradictory state of sociology in Yekaterinburg. On the one hand, all its features as an institutionalized science continue to be preserved: sociological education, scientifi c research, publication, dissertation, scientifi c and organizational activities. On the other hand, there are clear manifestations of the crisis of sociology. Interest in sociological education has signifi cantly decreased, the number of students has decreased, sociological postgraduate studies have practically disappeared, dissertation activity is approaching the minimum indicators. The number of rates in staffi ng has sharply decreased and, as a result, the number of teachers of sociology has decreased, which led to the disappearance of independent departments of sociology in a number of universities in the city.