Socio-geographical typology of rural-urban communities
Abstract
Since the beginning of the post-Soviet period there have been noticeable changes of interactions between rural and urban environments in Russia, including those in the functions of settlements, their properties and links. The paper attempts to identify modern forms of population interactions, and investigate the main causes of migration flows between cities and villages, based on the long-term field studies in various regions of our country dealing with the informal relations between actors of rural-urban communities. The paper reveals some aspects of increasing mutual dependence of villages and cities, manifested primarily in the integration of rural residents into urban life and vice versa. The process is particularly evident in the Moscow and St. Petersburg agglomerations. Based on numerous social surveys and interviews of both rural and urban population, and the analysis of VK social network groups, the author suggests an original typology of informal rural-urban communities. In particular, four types of informal rural-urban communities were identified based on a number of indicators, namely family-related, new village, recreational, and virtual. The identified types are described, specific features of them are revealed, and the examples for each type are given. The paper also provides a comparative analysis of the types of informal rural-urban communities identified by the authors and reveals the most common ones for the studied regions of our country.
Supporting agencies: The research was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 18-011-00725).
About the Authors
V. S. Udovenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia, graduate student
M. S. Savoskul
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia, Associate Professor, Head of the Department, D.Sc. in Geography
A. I. Alekseev
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia, Professor, D.Sc. in Geography
O. E. Vasilyeva
Herzen University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Economic and Social Geography, Associate Professor, PhD in Geography
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Udovenko V.S., Savoskul M.S., Alekseev A.I., Vasilyeva O.E. Socio-geographical typology of rural-urban communities. Lomonosov Geography Journal. 2021;(2):3-12. (In Russ.)
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