ABSTRACT
The article is devoted to the analysis of the evolution of urban planning and compositional structures of Totma from the early stages to the present. Special attention is paid to the preserved pre-regular part of the city layout and and the arched arrangement of the temple ensembles, the stages of the structure development in two directions of territory growth and composition are traced by the stages of evolution of the XVII–XVIII centuries, XVIII-XIX centuries and XIX-XX centuries, the comparison of which allows us to establish the genetic code of the development of the city of Totma. The article analyzes the features of the Konchanskaya structure, which were found in the early stages, and which are characteristic of the cities of Veliky Ustyug, Nizhny Novgorod, and others. It is proved that Totma, as a small town with the layout preserved before the regulation and the characteristic qualities of the architecture of temples and buildings, is a single object of protection. A proposal is put forward to strictly regulate the methods of reconstruction and repair of two-story wooden houses, log cabins, and to preserve the valuable historical typology of the building. It is proposed to raise the prestige of small towns as reference centers in the reconstruction of historical settlement systems, to stimulate their economic activation by creating common inter-municipal and industrial zones, reviving their historical and genetic relationships.
