SMALL HISTORICAL CITIES OF RUSSIA: URZHUM

Historical Culture: Russia in Search of Itself

Great cities look small

Great cities connect people; failed cities isolate people. Despite the fundamental importance of physical, face-to-face social ties in the functioning of cities, these connectivity networks are not explicitly observed in their entirety. Attempts at estimating them often rely on unrealistic over-simplifications such as the assumption of spatial homogeneity. Here we propose a mathematical model o...

Epidemiology of MS in Russia, a historical review

Background: This review summarizes several epidemiological studies of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Russia. Methods: The Authors selected the most well-organized population-based studies of MS prevalence and incidence in the huge territory of Russia. These studies were mostly published in Russian language and were unknown to international readers. Results: In the majority of Russian territories MS...

Peculiarities of studying foreign languages in Russia in different historical periods

In the context of the humanization and humanitarization of education a lot of attention is paid to individual abilities of a person. He becomes an active participant of the educational process. Studying of foreign languages becomes one of the main components assisting a child to develop his/her individuality, to form intercultural communicative competence which helps successful communication wi...

The role of housing in small cities in the approach of regional development

House is considered not only as one of the main needs of human beings but also as one of the best determining characteristics of living standard. Housing shortages is one of the most acute problems next to the rapid growth of the large cities and their suburbs in developing countries. These cities take all the opportunities, services and the funds Which a country has to offer,, Despite this ...