Architectural and landscape heritage of the Russian Imperial age (1763-1843) under the conditions of urban transformation

The object of research is the architectural and landscape heritage of the historic centers of Russian cities, designed in the period of urban and politics reforms of the Imperial age. In the era of globalization the low-rise residential quarters with historical favorable ambience are demolishing; on their places skyscrapers are built, in the small expensive areas of land. The aim of this paper is to show the opportunity for preservation of the architectural and landscape heritage in the historic city centers of Russia with a glance of contemporary social requests