Public spaces of Russian cities of the XXI century: reformating

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Public spaces in Russian cities have transformed significantly over the first two decades of the 21st century.
The emergence of new social forms in post-Soviet society has affected how these public spaces function.
Changes in the functional hierarchy of public spaces reflect shifts in social communication and interactions.
New public spaces now often highlight local identity and cultural attachment, marking a notable urban transformation.

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The article discusses changes in the public spaces of the largest Russian cities over the first twenty years of the 21st century, associated with the emergence of new forms of social life in post-Soviet society. The author analyzes public spaces from the point of view of their functioning as social structures, places of communication, communication, exchanges, and interactions. The most clearly named transformations are observed in the change in the functional hierarchy of public spaces. A new phenomenon in Russian cities has been the formation of public spaces where sign-markers of local identity and attachment to the history and culture of a particular area are placed

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