Graffiti phenomenon as a part of city culture (on the example of Smolensk city)

In the article, the phenomenon of graffiti as parts of city culture is considered. An object of research is graffiti as an element of city culture. A research objective is the identification of semantic loading of content, the definition of the influence of graffiti on the urban environment, consideration of the relationship of graffer among them and with society. In research the qualitative method of obtaining information - a leitmotiv interview was used. The interview was conducted in Smolensk, 5 people who belong to city graffiti communities were interviewed. Age of the selected respondents of 17-30 years. The interview was spent at respondents at home, on each interview took on average 30-40 minutes. During the interview primary information was obtained, on the termination of an audio recording were transformed into the text. During the research information on the experience of drawing of graffiti of participants, preferences in colour, fonts, the place of drawing drawings, about the relationship of graffer to the cultural environment of the city were obtained. Results of the conducted research will help to add the small number of works on this subject. Conclusions and recommendations can be used by city administration for the solution of the problems connected with the manifestation of a phenomenon of graffiti in city culture.