Article	The concept of «environmental palimpsest»: the way from conflict of epochs to dialogue in a post-Soviet city (the case of Minsk)
Authors	Zaitsev N.S., Shulika T.O., Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy), Moscow, Russia
Abstract	The article presents the author's concept of «environmental palimpsest» as a tool for analyzing and transforming the urban environment, aimed at revealing and actualizing the multi-layered identity of post-Soviet cities. The concept is based on the urban metaphor of «city as palimpsest», which states multi-layeredness as a result of historical development. Post-Soviet cities are characterized not by dialogue but by conflict between these layers, leading to the loss of cultural, architectural and national identity. The proposed concept offers a new tool for overcoming this conflict. Its application on the example of Minsk demonstrates how the concept of «environmental palimpsest» turns conflict into a resource for revealing and constructing identity in the context of the post-Soviet socio-cultural reality.
Keywords:	post-Soviet city, environmental palimpsest, urban identity, urban environment, Minsk
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	UDC 74:711.06:316.7(476-25) DOI: 10.24412/1998-4839-2026-1-201-216 EDN: RZNUBA
For citation	Zaitsev N.S., Shulika T.O. The concept of «environmental palimpsest»: the way from conflict of epochs to dialogue in a post-Soviet city (the case of Minsk). Architecture and Modern Information Technologies, 2026, no. 1(74), pp. 201-216. Available at: https://marhi.ru/AMIT/2026/1kvart26/PDF/13_zaitsev.pdf DOI: 10.24412/1998-4839-2026-1-201-216 EDN: RZNUBA
Article	Received by the editors on 20.01.2026; approved after review on 05.03.2026; accepted for publication on 10.03.2026; publication date: 15.03.2026