REFLECTION OF THE PAST IN THE MODERN DEVELOPMENT: USOLYE CASE STUDY

Abstract

The article presents the study of a historic area of Usolye town, its transformations and development from the main salt production centre in the Urals in the 18th-19th centuries to the decayed historic architectural complex at present. The objectives of the research were to understand the transformations of the area: factors influencing the development of the locality, the transition from the past to the present, the elaboration of identification and classification methods for the architectural complex. Multiscale study of Usolye using census instrument adopted the following methods: general territory study; census database creation; synthesis of the data in a form of thematic maps; study of certain layers: ruins examination and buildings detailed study. The obtained results include the census database of 71 buildings and structures, a remote sensing historic analysis map, the examination of ruins, several detailed studies of typologies and thematic maps of Usolye. The integrated methodology of research, precise digital measurements and perceptive investigation were used to access the state of the complex nowadays. The data obtained is a base for the further conceptions of development and preservation of the historic sites of Usolye and Upper Kama Region.