This paper discusses improvisation as a liminal practice of inhabiting the in-between that
marks urban spaces from squats and brownfields to communal gardens, from infrastructural …

This article analyses how two large-scale sports events in Russia shape regional identities
and brands, and prompt different social and administrative effects in urban milieus. These …

This paper presents a conceptual account of the development of Russian urban space by
analyzing the planning and execution of international mega-events. As place-rivalry among …

В исследовании памяти поколений участвовало восемь городов «старой» и «новой»
индустриальности Уральского региона: Алапаевск, Верхняя Салда, Добрянка …

Many accounts of mega-events emphasize their ability to facilitate the accumulation of
capital and place them in the framework of urban entrepreneurialism. This paper examines …

Считается, что построенные в советский период города обладают «короткой
историей». Индустриальная «специализация» Урала способствовала тому, что многие …

Alongside the increased mobilization for mega-events, multiple immobilities and partial
mobilities can be witnessed. Although the literature on the 'mobility turn'and the scholarship …

On the basis of empirical material from a city bordering Syria and Turkey, this article aims to
situate the city's emerging landscape of culture and arts in the 2000s within the dynamics of …

Much attention has been devoted to the salience of nationalism in crisis times. At the micro-
level, people often talk about the nation when they perceive established social norms as …

Аннотация В статье рассматривается обсуждение жизнестойкости в российском и
зарубежном социально-гуманитарном знании с учетом опыта организации …