Students’ Awareness of the Local Cultural and Historical Heritage in Post-Communist Regional Centers: Yekaterinburg, Gyumri, Timisoara

Mariana Cernicova-Buca (), Maria V. Pevnaya, Maria Fedorova and Tatyana Bystrova
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Mariana Cernicova-Buca: Department of Communication and Foreign Languages, Politehnica University Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, Romania
Maria V. Pevnaya: Department of Sociology and Public Administration Technologies, Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
Maria Fedorova: Department of Architecture, Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
Tatyana Bystrova: Department of Cultural Studies and Design, Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: The article presents an analysis of students’ awareness of the local cultural and historical heritage in post-communist countries, taking the examples of Yekaterinburg (Russia), Gyumri (Armenia), and Timisoara (Romania). A multidisciplinary methodology was applied, including a sociological survey, visualization of city places, and assessment of the respondents’ capacity to engage with the identified historical and cultural items. The provided data visualizations demonstrated the preferences of young people for certain spaces, and allowed assessment of young people’s awareness of selected instances of historical and cultural heritage. An attempt was made to estimate critically how historical and cultural objects are included in youth consciousness. An attractive image of the city and its positive perception can be used as a basis for engaging youth participation in the development and promotion of the city. Results can be useful for city managers and administrators, to promote better engagement with this age group and its involvement in promoting the city brand and in place production.

Keywords: historical and cultural heritage; regional center; youth; place production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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