FEATURES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF "SOTSGOROD" IN ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN PLANNING PRACTICE IN THE TERRITORY BELGOROD REGION IN THE 1930S. (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE SOTSGORODOK MICRODISTRICT OF VALUYKI)

Traditionally, the concept of a "social city" is illustrated by examples of the largest urban-planning entities. In this paper, a small settlement is considered – Valuyki, Belgorod region, which is rarely done within the framework of the stated issues. The article traces the formation of the concept of "sotsgorod" and its transformation in the mid-1930s, due to the change in the urban planning and architectural paradigm in the Soviet Union during this period. This study is aimed at identifying urban planning and architectural features of the implementation of the concept of "social city" on the territory of a small settlement. The authors of the study applied an integrated approach. The geographical and topographic features of the location of the settlement are determined. The conditions and history of the emergence, the main stages of the formation of the working settlement in the pre-war period are studied. The social composition of the inhabitants has been revealed. The article analyzes the town-planning and planning features, the specifics of the functional solution of the settlement that developed in the 1930s. The planning, transport structures and functional content of the Social Town at the time of the emergence of the work settlement and in the pre-war period are graphically restored. The main types of residential buildings in the residential area of the Social Town, their architectural features and stylistic affiliation of individual public buildings are determined. The potential of the studied urban planning structure and possible prospects for the development of this territory as part of the city of Valuyki are indicated.