Cultural Heritage as the Basis of Socio-Economic Development of a Small Historical Town (on the Example of the Town of Myshkin, Yaroslavl Region)
This paper examines the example of tourist and cultural development of the small historical town of Myshkin in the Yaroslavl region. Developed in the early 1990s, the strategy of attracting tourists here provided a high attractiveness of the city and was able to become the basis for bringing the town out of the depression, sustainable economic and social growth. Thanks to the use of the town 's cultural heritage and museum development, employment of the population was provided, and the general complex of museum and tourist infrastructure became the town -forming function of Myshkin.