Review article

The article examines the historical background, conditions and factors of formation of the spatial-planning structure of Kirovsk. The role of the first and the second Master Plan in the spatial-planning structure development of the city is explained. The influence of the initial local topography on the development of the city structure is analyzed. The features of the spatial-planning structure of the historical part of the city are revealed, and the urgency of preserving the valuable elements of Kirovsk historical structure in conditions of the planned construction development in the historical part of the city is explained.