ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Appenzeller Markus

Dutch architect, urbanist. He teaches at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. Working as part of the Dutch bureau KCAP, he was the lead architect of such projects as the development of the strategic master plan for the city of Perm and the post-Olympic use plan for the London Olympic Park, built for the 2012 Games. Member of the working group on the revitalization of Vladikavkaz, as well as the regeneration plan for the Sunan district in Shenzhen (PRC). As an employee of the OMA bureau, he was responsible for the development of regeneration projects for the port area of ​​​​Riga and the White City area in London.

Baburov Vasily Andreevich

Urbanist, architectural critic. Research interests: territorial planning, urban planning, urban development. Author of a number of articles in the publications “Architectural Bulletin”, “Around the World”, “Project Russia”, etc.

Blyakher Leonid Efimovich

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies of the Pacific State University, member of the Joint Council for Social Sciences of the Presidium of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Author of 120 scientific works, including: “Unstable social conditions” (2005); “Archaic mechanisms of legitimation of power in Russia, or Essays on the origins of nostalgic consciousness” (2008); “The state and non-systemic networks of Zheltorossiya, or Filling the “empty space”” (2010).

Vakhitov Rustem Rinatovich

Candidate of Philosophy, Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, Bashkir State University, Ufa. Sphere of scientific interests: Eurasianism, traditionalism, Platonism, Soviet civilization, philosophy of education. Author of 97 scientific publications.

Vendina Olga Ivanovna

Candidate of Geographical Sciences, leading researcher at the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Specialist in the field of urbanism and regional studies. Area of ​​interest: social, political and ethnocultural interactions in the largest cities, the phenomenon of capitalism (Moscow and the largest agglomerations), migration, spatial imbalances in development. Recent publications: “Immigrants in Moscow” (2010), “Russian-Ukrainian borderland: 20 years of divided unity” (2011).

Vysokovsky Alexander Arkadevich

Candidate of Architecture, Dean of the Higher School of Urbanism, National Research University Higher School of Economics. Scientific interests: theory of spatial organization of cities and urban communities, urban zoning and rules of land use and development, urban environment and city culture. Author of numerous publications, including: “Housing in Russia: XX century. Architecture and Social History” - afterword and article “Comfort is not a hero” (2001); “Urban planning: tasks of professional development” in the magazine “Territory and Planning” (2011), as well as the book “Visual images of the urban environment” (2008).

Gavrilov Yuri Lvovich

Historian, graduated from the Faculty of History of Moscow State University in 1969. In 1970-73. taught history at Moscow Physics and Mathematics School No. 2 (“Second School”). In 1989-91 in the magazine “Ogonyok” he led the column “150 years of Russian photography”, the author of articles in various publications.

Glazychev Vyacheslav Leonidovich

Doctor of Art History, member of the Public Chamber, researcher of design creativity and architectural heritage, critic, translator, publicist. Head of the Department of Territorial Development at RANEPA, Professor at the Moscow Architectural Institute, author of a dozen books, including: “Architecture” (encyclopedia) (2002), “Deep Russia” (2004), “Design as it is” (2006), “Urban Studies” (2008), “City without borders” (2011).

Grigorieva Elena Ivanovna

Laureate of the State Prize, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, corresponding member of the International Academy of Architecture. Vice-President of the Union of Architects of Russia, Director of the scientific and creative center of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences "VostokSibAcademCenter", editor-in-chief of the magazine "Project-Baikal", Honored Architect of Russia.

Zamyatina Nadezhda Yurievna

Geographer. Specialist in marketing and branding of territories. Candidate of Geographical Sciences, leading researcher at the Faculty of Geography of Moscow State University. Scientific interests: cognitive geography, cultural geography, social networks, territorial social structures, migration, territorial information structures. Author of about 90 scientific, educational and popular science works, including: “The development zone (frontier) and its image in American and Russian cultures” (1998); “Cities, districts and countries in the political landscape of Russian regions” (2006); “Conceptual foundations for the study of regional images” (2011).

Karachurina Liliya Borisovna

Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Demography at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Author of more than 70 publications on the problems of migration and demography, regional socio-economic situation, including: “Migration processes” in the collection “Russian Economy in 2011. Trends and Prospects" (2012); “Migration exchange between Russia and the republics of the USSR in 1979-1988.” in the book “The population of Russia in the twentieth century. Historical essays: in 3 volumes." (1998—2011); "Germany: how to manage migrants" (2009).

Kolyagina Natalya Konstantinovna

Editor of the site "History Lessons". Area of ​​interest: modern culture of memory, social ideas about the past, historical politics. Main publications: Darsavelidze N.K. New monuments in the center and on the outskirts of Moscow // Otechestvennye zapiski, 2008, No. 4; Memory and monuments: the presence of the Soviet in modern memorial space / Natalya Darsavelidze // Znamya, 2007, No. 11.

Krivov Alexander Sergeevich

Honorary Architect of Russia, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, academician of the International Academy of Architecture (Moscow branch).

Lezhava Ilya Georgievich

Doctor of Architecture, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, Head of the Department of Urban Planning of the Moscow Architectural Institute, Honored Architect of the Russian Federation.

Lozhkin Alexander Yurievich

Architect, urban planner, architectural critic. Professor of the International Academy of Architecture (Moscow branch). Chief specialist of the Perm Municipal Bureau of Urban Projects. In 1999-2010 - publisher and editor-in-chief of the architectural magazine "Project Siberia", guest editor of the magazine "Project Russia" (No. 56, 60). Blogger, owner of the largest Russian-language community LiveJournal about architecture ruarchitect. Author of numerous articles on the history of Soviet architecture, as well as modern Russian architecture and urban planning.

Lyubarsky Georgy Yurievich

Candidate of Biological Sciences; senior researcher at the Research Institute of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University (1982-2012). Author of about 120 scientific works, including six monographs. Leading specialist of the Public Opinion Foundation (2002-2009). Author of publications on opinion research in the blogosphere and theoretical sociology (magazines “Polis”, “Social Reality”, “Expert”, “Liberal Mission” Foundation, etc.). Author of the books “Archetype, style and rank in biological systematics”, “Morphology of history”, “History of the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University”, etc.

Meerovich Mark Grigorievich

Candidate of Architecture, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Architecture, Honored Architect of Russia. Publications: 17 monographs, including “Punishment by housing” (2008), “Cemetery of socialist cities” (co-authored, 2011), “Ernst May and the design of socialist cities during the first five-year plans” (co-authored, 2011), etc., 365 articles .

Mironov Boris Nikolaevich

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of St. Petersburg State University, Chief Researcher of the St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Author of 10 books, including: “Social history of Russia during the imperial period (XVIII - early XX centuries): Genesis of the individual, democratic family, civil society and the rule of law” (2003); “The welfare of the population and revolutions in imperial Russia: XVIII - early XX centuries.” (2010). Personal website: http://bmironov.spb.ru

Nefedova Tatyana Grigorievna

Candidate of Geographical Sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Publications: “City and village in European Russia: One Hundred Years of Change” (co-authored, 2001), “Three structures of modern Russian agriculture: specificity and interaction” (2002), “Rural Russia at the crossroads. Geographical essays" (2003); “The Moscow region today and tomorrow: trends and prospects for spatial development” (co-authored, 2008).

Paperny Vladimir Zinovievich

Architectural historian, cultural scientist, designer. He graduated from the Stroganov School (MVHPU) and graduate school at the Institute of Theory and History of Architecture. Studied advertising, marketing and journalism at the University of California. Since 1981 he has lived in Los Angeles. His dissertation on Stalinist architecture, entitled “Culture Two,” was published in Russian in the USA in 1985, in Russia in 1996 (a second expanded edition in 2007) and in English under the title Architecture in the Age of Stalin (Cambridge University Press) in 2002. Author of the books “Mos Angeles” (2004), “Mos Angeles 2” (2009), Fuck Context (2011) and numerous articles in the Russian and foreign press.

Perov Maxim Veniaminovich

Vice-President of the Union of Architects of Russia. Graduated from the Faculty of Geography of Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov. He worked at the State Institute of Urban Design (GIPROGOR), the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia, and headed the department of strategic and territorial planning. President of the National Guild of Urban Planners (2008-2011). Since 2010 - Vice-President of the Union of Architects of Russia. Author/co-author of a number of works on territorial planning, general plans of large cities. Author of a number of articles in scientific and popular magazines on issues of urban planning and strategic planning.

Revzin Grigory Isaakovich

Historian, art historian, architectural critic, journalist, columnist. Has a PhD in art history. He is the author of more than 50 books and scientific articles on the theory and history of architecture, including “Neoclassicism in Russian architecture of the early 20th century” (1992); “Essays on the Philosophy of Architectural Form” (2002); “On the way to Bolivia. Notes on Russian spirituality" (2006); “You need to start writing badly. Grigory Revzin about the impasse of the avant-garde, the liberal project and Pasternak’s dacha” in the magazine “Critical Mass” (2006), etc.

Rubtsov Alexander Vadimovich

Head of the Center for Research of Ideological Processes at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Author of the books: “Megaproject for Russia” (2007); “Megaproject. The format and contours of the national development strategy" (co-authored with S. Bogoslovsky, 2008), "Russian identity and the challenge of modernization" (2009), introductory and strategic sections of the INSOR reports "Russia in the 21st century. The image of the desired tomorrow" (2010) and "Finding the future" (2011). Interests: postmodernism, general theory of design and strategic planning, philosophy of politics.

Ruble Blair

Director of the Kennan Institute, director of the Comparative Urban Studies Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center. Research interests: Russian domestic politics; urban development and organization of urban governance in post-Soviet Russia; urban management and regional development. Guest Lecturer, Kyoto University; cultural affairs correspondent for the Japan Foundation (1989-1990). Awards: Vice President of the United States Award (“Hammer Award”) for Reinventing Government (1999); Medal of the President of the Russian Federation for his contribution to the development of the city of St. Petersburg (2004). Author of a large number of works, including articles in Russian.

Need Stefan

Professor of Eastern European Cultural Studies at the University of Leipzig, Deputy Director of the Leipzig Center for History and Culture of East-Central Europe (Leipzig, Germany).

Trubina Elena Germanovna

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of the Department of Social Philosophy of the Ural State University (Ekaterinburg). Area of ​​scientific interests: problems of identity and identification, post-Soviet culture, subjects and urban space, social theory and methodology of interdisciplinary research. Participant of many Russian and international research and educational programs. Author of monographs, textbooks, articles (including in English and German), and the book “The City in Theory” (2011).

Schlegel Karl

German historian and writer. Works at the Universities of Berlin and Frankfurt. A specialist in the field of Russian history, he translated “Vekhi” into German and wrote a detailed preface to the German edition. As a historian he worked in the funds of the Russian State Library in the early 1990s. Author of books in Russian “Berlin - Eastern Station. Russian emigration in Germany between two wars: 1918-1945" and "Terror and Dream. Moscow 1937". The latter book was awarded the European Concord Prize at the Leipzig Book Fair.

Shomina Elena Sergeevna

Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Local Self-Government at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Author of training courses, scientific and popular articles, books and brochures on the topics: local government, territorial public self-government, housing reform, housing movement and housing democracy, participation of residents in local government, development of neighborhood (local) communities, including the monographs “Contrasts of the American cities" (1986); “Residents and Homes” (1999), “Tenants are our housing minority” (2010).

Yashunsky Alexey Dmitrievich

Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Scientific interests: discrete mathematics, geoinformatics. Author of scientific works “On the asymptotics of the probability of values ​​of random Boolean expressions” (2006); “On the uniform approximation of continuous functions by probability functions of Boolean bases” (2007); “Territorial structure and appearance of Kaliningrad” (co-authored, 2010).