In modern Russia, 74% of the population lives in cities, and 24% – in million-plus cities. The article substantiates the expediency of the legislative allocation of million-plus cities by giving them a special status. The article provides the author's typology of cities in Russia according to administrative and functional basis. The study of the cities as social and economic systems, mainstreaming the issue of their classification and typology, allow to identify the direction and sources to ensure sustainable development of the large cities / В современной России 74 % населения проживает в городах, причем 24 % — это жители городов-миллионников. В статье обосновыва-ется целесообразность законодательного выделения городов-миллионников путем п...