The problems of preserving social towns in the structure of modern big cities (on the example of Residential Complex SC-4 in Kazan)
The paper discusses the relevance of conserving the 1920-s - 1930-s heritage in modern cities` structures. The interaction of these settlements with renewed development of modern cities and transformations taking place in their territory because of the compaction tendency in the city central districts, and also changes taking place due to obsolescence and physical deterioration are described on the example of the Residential Complex SC-4 in the city of Kazan. A brief overview of the transformation processes taking place in working settlements` architecture, common to many social towns located in the former Soviet Union, reveals major problems requiring study and solutions to preserve the heritage of this period.