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This study examines the changes in the population placement system within Northwestern Siberia during the 1930s-1950s. It provides an overview of the settlement network that formed the basis of population distribution in the region. Previously unpublished archival data on settlement typology, population size, resettlement to the north during industrialization and collectivization, and post-war periods are introduced into scholarly discourse. The dynamics of population size and distribution in national districts are discussed, along with an exploration of the ethnic composition of rural settlements’ inhabitants. The study notes a decrease in the proportion of indigenous peoples alongside an increase in the number of Belarusians, Ukrainians, and Germans in the ethnic composition of the population, largely due to mass forced migrations. It is concluded that compared to the 1920s, there was a reduction in the number of small settlements of nomadic peoples (yurts, reindeer camps) during the period under review. As a result of sedentarization efforts among the indigenous population of the region, a significant portion of their settlements became permanent and acquired town status. The typological structure of the settlement network changed: the number of “alien” type settlements decreased, giving rise to “special settlements,” an increase in towns, and rural nonagricultural settlements such as animal farms, forestry areas, and settlements near factories.

The study analyzes the population, typology, and size of settlements in the Novosibirsk district, which was one of the administrative-territorial units of the Siberian region in 1925—1930. The peculiarities of the development of the settlement network in this district are determined in comparison with neighboring districts. Data on the quantitative ratio of settlements of different types, their household and population composition are presented for the first time, and continuity and transformation in the development of the settlement system in the district are traced. The relevance of the study lies not only in the poorly studied nature of the topic but also in the possibility of using historical experience from previous generations to build an effective agricultural policy and revive the Russian village in its modern stage of development. The novelty of the study lies in the analysis of the functioning of the settlement network in the early years of Soviet power, including the typical structure of its units, the average number of peasant households in settlements of different types, and the placement of mono-ethnic settlements in the Novosibirsk district. A new trend has been noted in transforming rural settlements into urban ones, expressed in a refusal to make purely administrative decisions on this issue in favor of taking into account the sequential evolution of a specific settlement.

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This article examines the peculiarities of the settlement network of the established Kolomyia district (raion) of Ivano-Frankivsk oblast and its importance in the formation of territorial communities (hromada). We analyzed the peculiarities of the functioning of local settlement systems through the indicators of transport accessibility to the center of the community and administrative service centers, as well as the concentration coefficient of the population. We identified strengths and weaknesses, as well as threats and opportunities during the SWOT-analysis.

During the years of the first Soviet five-year plans, from the late 1920s to the early 1940s, a network of residential settlements was actively built for the timber industry. In the second half of the 1930s, the construction of pulp and paper enterprises was accompanied by the construction of workers settlements with wooden apartment houses as the main way to solve the housing problem. In recent years, these houses have been disappearing due to their classification as unfit for residence. Currently, it appears important to explore experiences in the construction of wooden apartment houses from the perspective of the history of economics and architecture and in connection with active expansion of wooden housing construction in the Russian Federation. The workers village of the Solikamsk sulphite pulping mill (in the north of the modern Perm Krai) built in the second half of the 1930s - early 1940s is an appropriate example. Materials from Solikamsk city archive, field research data, Yandex Maps and the Housing and Utilities Reform online resource has enabled a comprehensive study of the village to be carried out. The workers village included one-story wooden houses for engineering staff and two-story wooden houses for other personnel combined in blocks. Almost all of the construction work including site improvements had been completed by the start of operation of the enterprise. The field study has revealed that most of the workers village has been preserved to date, and the houses are occupied. The plan and buildings of the Solikamsk sulphite pulping mill’s settlement were found to have many features of the “Socialist City” concept. Construction of buildings in wood, social and welfare institutions, improvements, and preserved planting contributed to the formation of an attractive appearance, and the settlement gave origin to the city of Solikamsk, having turned into one of its boroughs.