Historical and Cultural Heritage of Russian Cities As an Element of the Cultural Universe

Abstract

. The article reveals the idea of the cultural universe as the universality and potential infinity of the existence of a person and society, defines its components and approaches to understanding. The historical and cultural heritage of cities is a part of the cultural universe; it performs important functions of preserving the historical memory of the territories. The author examines the features of the historical and cultural heritage of Russian cities, analyses the problems and prospects of its research, preservation and use. The spiritual and material culture of cities, formed in their history, contributes to the ideological, patriotic, and moral education. The article substantiates the importance of the historical and cultural heritage of Russian cities in the development of the cultural universe, in the process of socio-cultural transformation of society, in the formation of the worldview of the individual. It is concluded that it is necessary to study the historical and cultural heritage of cities as a specific phenomenon of the urbosphere.