Social and cultural potential of the city in the assessments of its inhabitants (on the example of the city of Makhachkala)

Abstract

The sociocultural potential of the capital of the Republic of Dagestan (Russia) - the city of Makhachkala is estimated. The evaluation was based on revealing the degree of satisfaction of Makhachkala residents with the level of development of the institutes of the sociocultural sphere of their city and analysis of statistical indicators of the functioning of its institutions of culture, education, media and religion. A number of experts were interviewed and the questionnaire was polled by 500 Makhachkala residents in 2008 and 2010. It is concluded that the use of cultural institutions in this city is not effective and requires adjustments, taking into account the development trends of modern urban communities.

Keywords

• Dagestan
• Makhachkala
• socio-cultural potential
• ethno-cultural multipolarity
• polyconfessionality
• urbanization
• modernization