This article is a descriptive study that narrates the history of the so-called “Pyramid” since
1991 and explores why it was never either restored or demolished. The Pyramid is a …

This thesis examines legacies of the socialist past in Riga, Latvia. It looks at the role of one
socialist-era monument; the monument dedicated to Vladimir I. Lenin that was unveiled on …

ABSTRACT Across Eastern Germany, many castles and stately homes were used as shops,
schools or community buildings during the GDR. Since the 1990s, many of them have been …

To put it polemically, there is no such thing as a city. Rather the city designates the space
produced by the interaction of historically and geographically specific institutions, social …

Small cities have attracted less attention from researchers of transformation processes,
although in some countries they are an important part of the social landscape, as they are in …

This study aims to investigate the urban spatial structure of the old city center of Almaty in
historical and social contexts, from the Verny period of imperial Russia, through the Alma …

This paper presents collaborative interdisciplinary research on the mixed natural and
cultural heritage of the former Iron Curtain in the Czech town of Aš. Sociocultural …

The paper is a presentation of the latest volume of Colloquia Humanistica. The leading
subject of heritage in the post-socialist city is largely commented on with reference to three …

The paper is a presentation of the latest volume of Colloquia Humanistica. The leading
subject of heritage in the post-socialist city is largely commented on with reference to three …