The meaning-forming experience of country life for former city dwellers: The existential context

The study presented in the current article is related to phenomenon of city dwellers moving country. It refers existential context this as least studied and at same time having significant heuristic potential for psychological science, its purpose identify unique semantic structure country lifeworld, well investigate stability variability over time. Country life considered a special environment that contributes acquisition personal meaning life, solution issues former dwellers. was conducted on material residents’ notes social networks (87 text fragments) literary texts (176 fragments). To analyze data, thematic analysis qualitative content were used. themes associated with description personally experiences residents identified described: waiting being, dialogue surrounding world, labor lifestyle, contemplation peace, co-existence, nostalgia, being yourself, formation kindheartedness. final stage aimed comparing results past centuries contemporaries, an additional trends variations key lifeworld. show lifeworld historical terms constitutive role nostalgic experience.