Philosophical and methodological foundations of the study of urban cultureand spiritual life of the city

In the article domestic and foreign studies of urban culture were analyzed, the transformation of assessments of the city, urban spiritual life, and urban culture was showed. “Urban culture” is characterized as an artifi-cially created environment of existence and self-realization by people. The study examines the vectors of the development of the culture of a modern city. According to the authors, innovative ways and technologies for the development of urban culture and spiritual life of the city are associated to a large extent with a change in the perception of the metropolis as a synthesis of a historical place with the territory of scientific and artistic creativity and are due to the integration of innovative ideas into the field of cross-cultural communications. The authors recognize that it depends only on the person himself whether urban space will exist for him or against him, will promote or hinder spirituality and creativity.