Agglomerations: the Imaginary and the Real Authors Andrey Bokov RAACS; IAAM Downloads PDF (Russian) DOI: https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.61.1499 Published 2019-08-29 Issue No. 61 (2019): small and historic Section Articles How to Cite Agglomerations: the Imaginary and the Real. (2019). Project Baikal, 16(61), 42-49. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.61.1499 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Keywords: settlement system; agglomeration; conurbation; megalopolis; spacious development; town; settlement Abstract The article presents a new approach to the issue of agglomerations in the contemporary world and gives specific national characteristics of agglomerations. The process of town formation in Russia is analyzed. The article points out the procedural nature of agglomeration and different qualities of agglomeration and conurbation. It speaks about the correlation between the Soviet approach to the city and the village and the current processes in today’s Russia.