Historical Geography Journal ISSN 2782-6511 (Print) | ISSN 3034-5286 (Online)

Andrey V. Salov
Museum of the History of Ekaterinburg, Central Institute of Cultural Heritage “Astra” (Russia,
Ekaterinburg)
ORCID: 0009-0000-9205-007X
E-mail: andronus@list.ru

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UDC 911.513
DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2026-5-2-124-133

ABSTRACT. The article aims to systematize and refine knowledge about the events that influenced the emergence, formation, and development of the southern part of the city of Ekaterinburg – the Parkovy microdistrict. It analyzes the factors and phenomena that shaped this area as one of the major centers of the city’s factory (manufacturing) center at different periods in its history, from the mid-18th to the late 20th century. The study, based on cartographic and written sources, examines the theoretical and practical aspects of organizing the industrial landscape using the example of one specific microdistrict. It analyzes the role and significance of the development of the real manufacturing sector in the city’s modernization. The text presents nine key development processes in the area, seven of which are directly related to or significantly influenced by the industrial sector. The industrial enterprises located within the boundaries of the study area did not merely shape the territory in question; they, in essence, rebuilt it, constructing residential buildings, communal facilities and social institutions for their employees. The private initiatives of independent merchants and industrialists, who in the early stages of the area’s development built their small factories and manufactories along the banks of the Iset River, were fairly quickly joined by the city administration, which was compelled to create and organize comfortable conditions for the expanding industrial complex. With the advent of Soviet rule, the development of the area came entirely under state control. Key factors here were the nationalization of existing factories, the creation of new, large state-owned enterprises, and the evacuation of existing production facilities to the Urals. The emergence of so-called “points of attraction” for the rapidly growing urban population (squares, markets, leisure parks) is also highlighted in the article as significant stages in the area’s development. This is the first study of this concerning the microdistrict.

KEYWORDS: Ekaterinburg, Parkovy, microdistrict, entrepreneurship, factory, industry

For citation: Salov A. V. [Changes in the Industrial Landscape and Modernization of Urban Space. The Case of the Parkovy Microdistrict of the City of Ekaterinburg]. Istoriko-geograficheskiy zhurnal [Historical Geography Journal], 2026, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 124–133. DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2026-5-2-124-133 (In Russian).

Received 2 April 2026
Accepted 6 July 2026

© 2026 The Author

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