REVIEW OF MODERN RUSSIAN PARTICIPATORY PRACTICES
The article provides a brief overview of some areas of participatory practices in Russian cities. Methods of interaction with citizens at diff erent levels, ways and possibilities of their involvement for the joint solution of tasks and problems in the city (from improvement of the yard to town-planning projects) are considered. Programs to support the initiatives of residents and urban development activists help in the implementation of projects to improve the urban environment. All kinds of training programs help in the study of the city structure, contribute to the understanding of its internal relationships, who and how aff ects the city. The probable positive and negative sides of the considered practices are revealed.