The synchrony of Soviet public holidays and modern "urban rituals" (using the example of Ulan-Ude)

The subject of the study is the mechanisms of synchrony of Soviet public holidays and modern "urban rituals". The object of the study is the mass forms of traditional and created urban holidays. One of the forms is Ulan-Ude City Day, the tradition of which is relatively new. This holiday has "traces" of a bygone era: demonstrations dedicated to May 1st and November 7th, the anniversary of the republic's entry into Russia, the anniversary of the formation of Buryatia. In addition to this holiday, urban rituals that have a clearly Soviet aftertaste include: elections, school lines, sports events-competitions, parades, the opening of monuments, etc. Special attention is paid to the process of formation and broadcasting of "urban rituals" in comparison with Soviet analogues based on visual sources (documentaries, photographs). Research method: discourse analysis, visual analysis of film sources of the Irkutsk Regional Film Fund, materials of regional media and photo documents of the websites of the Republic of Buryatia. The conceptual apparatus of K. Wolfe of the performativity of ritual action is applied in relation to modern political processes. The main conclusions are to identify the genesis of urban practices, the constitution of the urban community, which cannot be reduced only to the performative aspects of the ritual action of a city holiday. The study of the modern post-Soviet festive event is justified by reference to the established stable forms of conducting this ritual action in the recent past, it is possible to discern the origins of modern power management mechanisms and the specifics of the emotional management of history. The interest in the post-Soviet transit of urban rituals in Ulan-Ude is not only theoretical, but also consists in defining the phenomenon of urban mass celebration. Various performative practices in the form of celebrations held in Ulan-Ude, with a political or ethnic bias, found their embodiment, bringing the event designers and the urban community to the stage. The design of the City Day event, its preparation and implementation show its attractiveness to government, commercial structures, and, ultimately, to various segments of the urban population.

urban holiday space, an inventive tradition, visual discourse, performative ritual action, emotional history management, city day, documentary films, Soviet holidays, synchrony, Late Soviet culture