THE RUSSIAN WORLD IN THE URBANONYMS OF RUSSIA

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to study urbanonyms (urban toponyms) of Russia from the point of view of their educational value and the creation of an idea of the Russian world. Using the electronic database "Streets of the same name in Russian cities," the frequency of repeating urbanonyms was traced. Only names with more than 200 repetitions were included in the analysis. There were 76 of them, and their total number exceeded 26 thousand. All such urbanonyms were divided into 6 clusters with the names: revolutionary figures (1); Soviet symbols (2); festive and economic symbols (3); heroes (4); writers, artists and scientists (5); natural navigation (6). The exorbitant saturation of urbanonyms in honor of figures of the revolutionary movement or Soviet symbols is demonstrated. Only 19 streets in Russia bear the name Russkaya (Russian), while Sovetskaya (Soviet) Street is repeated 718 times. Replacing urbanonyms with an outdated ideological shell with names with features of local identity is important for preserving urban heritage, constructing a positive image of a settlement, and creating a favorable environment for its population.