Aesthetics of the marginalization of urban spaces Authors Anastasia Garnaga Pacific National University image/svg+xml Irina Gareeva Pacific National University image/svg+xml Lyudmila Dyachkova Pacific National University image/svg+xml Downloads PDF (Russian) DOI: https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/88.2780 Published 2026-06-12 Issue No. 88 (2026): local cultures Section refereed articles License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. How to Cite Garnaga, A., Gareeva, I., & Dyachkova, L. (2026). Aesthetics of the marginalization of urban spaces. Project Baikal, 23(88), 38-43. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/88.2780 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver AMA Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Keywords: marginal urban spaces, aesthetics, urban culture, representation, urbanization, mythologization Abstract This article presents an analysis of the current aesthetics of marginal urban spaces, particularly those reflected in the media, messaging apps, urban myths, and theories. This study demonstrates how urban spaces previously associated with decay and decline are attracting the interest of younger generations and creative professionals, giving rise to new aesthetic values and narratives. The authors conclude that contemporary reality reflects the exceptional social, aesthetic, and historical significance of marginal urban spaces, as well as options for their future transformation References Burmich, A. K., & Baranenko, D. G. (2024). Creative Space as a Way to Rehabilitate Abandoned Buildings. Spring Science Days of InEU: Collection of Papers from the International Conference of Students and Young Scientists (pp. 243-248). Yekaterinburg: Publishing House “Azhur”. Golyshev, V. S., & Kosov, N. A. (2021). Abandoned buildings in a modern metropolis. Science in a Megapolis, (1), 8. Retrieved January 25, 2026, from https://mgpu-media.ru Kaledina, A. S. (2021). Aesthetic factors of influence of abandoned buildings on humans. Science, Education and Experimental Design, (1), 362-364. Kazakova, A. Yu. (2021). Zhilishchnaya deprivatsiya i territorialnaya stigma kak atributy marginalnosti [Housing Deprivation and Territorial Stigma as Attributes of Marginality] [Doctor of Sociological Sciences Dissertation (22.00.04)]. Stavropol. Lavrenova, O. A. (2021) “The seamy side of the city”: Marginal landscapes and contemporary visual culture. The Art and Science of Television, 17(2), 61-117. Preobrazhensky, Yu. V. (2020). Spatial marginalization: Approaches and levels of research. Herald of Tver State University. Series: Geography and Geoecology, (2), 5-12. Timoshkin, D. O. (2021). Migrants and spatial marginality in urban digital media (the case of Irkutsk). Russian Sociological Review, 20(1), 124-147. Timoshkin, D. O., & Pchelkina, D. S. (2021). Vulnerable archaism: the visual nature of “frontier” urban spaces in Krasnoyarsk. Ojkumena. Regional Researches, 1(56), 56-66. Turkulets, S. E., Gareeva, I. A., Slesarev, A. V., & Garnaga, A. F. (2024). Marginalization of urban space: Eexperience of sociological research on the example of Khabarovsk. Sociodynamics, (12), 17-37.