Preservation of the Urban Historical Environment: Through Struggle or Cooperation (the Example of the Ural Cities)

The article examines the contemporary role of public organizations in preserving the historical urban environment on the example of four cities, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk and Kurgan. Active changes in the urban environment are causing the emergence of social movements seeking to preserve not only cultural heritage sites, but also those buildings that have signs of a cultural heritage site and are under threat of demolition. Using the example of four cities, it reveals how the activities of public organizations can be organized differently depending on external conditions and attitudes to the urban environment.