Cities, people, traditions (on materials of the round table "Space of traditional calendar holidays in a megacity" in the framework of the III international conference "Cities and people: communications and digitalization")

The article is devoted to the issues of sustainable development of northern cities in the modern world as a creative territory for development of local communities in planning and implementation of programs of vital activity, of environment, business, and the presentation of ethno-cultural practices. On the base of successful experience of organization of the International Conference «Cities and People» in Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),) is revealed the modern strategy of northern cities, where a multi-channel dialogue of traditions and innovations, social groups, society, government and business, city and the mass media is the main condition for sustainable development. The particular attention is paid to the key symbol of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the traditional calendar holiday Ysyakh, its communicative and innovative potential within the framework of humanitarian urbanism.