Small (provincial) cities in the sociocultural space of Russia (on the example of Shuya, Ivanovo region)
The article examines the significance of the small provincial town of Shuya in the sociocultural space of Russian culture throughout its history. In this regard, the authors show the role of the Shuya branch of Ivanovo State University as a cultural center of the sociocultural space of Shuya in its historical retrospective and modern perspective. The article highlights the main stages in the development of the university and its impact on the sociocultural space of a small town. The paper determines the structure and the structural elements of the sociocultural space ofthe small (provincial) city of Shuya, such as scientific, humanitarian, sign-symbolic, which form the historical and modern potential of the sociocultural space of the city. The work distinguishes intercommunicative connections, demonstrating the expansion of the sociocultural space on the scale of the city and country.