Social town as experience of heritage (on the materials of the social town of the Locomotive Wagon Repair Plant of Ulan-Ude city)

The article is devoted to a unique socio-cultural phenomenon of the Soviet era – social towns. The work presents the emergence and development of the social town of the Locomotive Wagon Repair Plant (LWRP) as an example of the Soviet urban development and formation of the socialist way of life. The history of its construction and modern condition are described. More than 30 objects have been identified in the course of the study, both existing and lost ones, allowing to present the LWRP social town as a single complex and a heritage site.