Abstract. Gastronomy today is an integral part of the creative industries. It effectively contributes to the development of numerous territories, generating distinctive images of countries and cities and creating a vast field for creativity among representatives of different sectors of economy. Notably, gastronomy has become a distinct category for nomination within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), initiated in 2004 to support municipalities where culture and creativity are key development instruments. However, in publicly available sources, the concept of a "gastronomic city" and its characteristics remain vague and unclear. Combined with the ambiguity of the outcomes of creative approaches to territorial development and superfluous focus on the tourism industry, without considering the specificity of local identity and the need to protect the gastronomic culture from excessive external influence of globalization processes, this leads to a misunderstanding of the phenomenon and a superficial perception of it as merely a promotional tool. This article aims to fill the informational gaps by forming a comprehensive model of the gastronomic creative city and exploring individual successful practices of incorporating creative cities into the UNESCO project. The article substantiates the strategic and integrative role of the of UNESCO Creative Cities mechanisms, which have demonstrated their effectiveness as tools for developing local gastronomy and incorporating it into the creative code of territories.

Keywords: UNESCO, UNESCO Creative Cities Network, 'Gastronomy' nomination, creative gastronomic cities, creative code of territory, gastronomy, creative industries

Citation: Afanasiev, O. E., Afanasieva, A. V., & Topalova, O. I. (2025). UNESCO Creative Cities Network of Gastronomy: Objectives, Criteria, and Practices. Kreativnye industrii [Creative Industries R&D], 1(3), 26–45. doi: 10.7868/S303367162503002X (In Russ.).

Abstract. The revitalization of small and medium-sized towns in Russia is a problem that currently interests not only researchers but also government agencies. Tourism can become a driving force in activating this process, given the growing interest in small towns. Small and medium-sized towns possess unique cultural and historical features, but their tourism infrastructure is underdeveloped. This article examines a wide range of issues related to the concept of "tourism infrastructure." Creative industries are a key component influencing the development of tourism infrastructure. The appearance of a city and its tourism potential largely depend on its development. Small town administrations do not fully understand the need for and ways to develop tourism infrastructure. Small towns often face numerous challenges when attempting to attract tourists, especially if tourism is not a traditional economic sector. Specific promotion strategies for small towns, an analysis of positive and negative experiences, and solutions to emerging problems are necessary. This article estimates the need for key components of tourism infrastructure for the initial stage of tourist flow formation and presents the key stages of developing a tourism development plan (roadmap) for a small town municipality. Benchmarking and best experience methods were used in the calculations, and the city of Tobolsk (Tyumen region) and the village of Vyatskoye (Yaroslavl region) were used as standards.

Keywords: tourism development, small and medium-sized towns, tourism infrastructure, promotion, creative industries, support measures

Citation: Platonova, N. A. (2025). Tourism in Small and Medium-sized Russian Towns. Kreativnye industrii [Creative Industries R&D], 1(3), 46–75. doi: 10.7868/S3033671625030031 (In Russ.).

Abstract. The article presents the results of a study of the development of creative industries in the Russian cross-border region using the example of the Altai Territory. The main purpose of the study was to identify institutional and socio-cultural mechanisms for the integration of creative industries in the borderlands. The scientific novelty of the work is to evaluate the methods of adapting federal standards (Federal Law No. 330-FZ, the ASI Regional Standard) to the specifics of the region. The methodological basis was made up of data from Rosstat, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, monitoring by the Institute for the Development of Creative Industries of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (2024), as well as materials from Altaykraistat. The results showed that the Altai Territory retains its position among the leading regions ("Group A") in terms of the development of creative industries, increasing the share of the corresponding sector in the gross regional product to more than 3%. At the same time, limitations were identified: the geographical remoteness of the region relative to the main economic centers of the Russian Federation, the predominance of the agricultural sector in the structure of the gross regional product, dependence on grant support, and migration of personnel. Overcoming the limitations requires a strategic approach, an important component of which is Altai State University as a center for personnel, scientific and cross-border cooperation in the Central Asian space. The work was carried out within the framework of the state assignment "The Turkic heritage of the Greater Altai: unity and diversity in history and modernity" (project no. 6666-25).

Keywords: creative industries, multicultural region, transboundary cooperation, institutional adaptation, Altai Krai, cultural heritage

Citation: Nekhvyadovich, L. I. (2025). Creative Industries in the Conditions of Russian Transboundary Region. Kreativnye industrii [Creative Industries R&D], 1(3), 76–87. doi: 10.7868/S3033671625030043 (In Russ.).

Abstract. The article presents an analysis of how mythology, ritual, and mysticism are integrated into the functioning of contemporary popular culture. Based on Luca Guadagnino's film Suspiria (2018), it offers a philosophical interpretation that focuses on the concept of “hyperreal religion” in relation to the depiction of a key ritual practice that is named dance. Against the historical backdrop of the “German Autumn,” the duality of the work is revealed: on the one hand, it is a story about a dance school, and on the other, it is a metaphor for the conflict between Judeo-Christian rationality and the revived pagan principle. Thanks to the central theme of the film, an overview of dance as a cultural phenomenon and anthropological practice is provided, and reference is made to the concepts of mimesis and hyperreal religion existing in the contemporary media space. The concepts described and the overview of dance practices made it possible to analyze dance from a theoretical point of view as a single act, a performance, and a ritual action, as well as to assess its contribution to the construction of the narrative part of the work, thanks to which the plot becomes more complex. This analysis allowed us to consider Suspiria as a postmodern work of art and to analyze the mythological component of ritual in contemporary art, culture, and society through the events and “ritual” actions shown in the film. Based on the analysis, it was concluded that a significant part of the representation of religion in contemporary culture is post-secular and relies on a mythological, pagan, non-Christian foundation that refers to basic bodily practices.

Keywords: philosophy of culture, philosophy of cinema, anthropological practices, cinematography, dance, hyperreal religion, mimesis, Suspiria, postmodernism, mythology

Citation: Yakimova, S. V. (2025). Dance, ritual and postsecularity: analyzing the imagery of hyperreal religion on the material of the film Suspiria (2018). Kreativnye industrii [Creative Industries R&D], 1(3), 88–105. doi: 10.7868/S3033671625030055 (In Russ.).