the form of small grants for local initiatives called ‘Community with your own hands’ and holding of various festivals. While small businesses, for example, a ‘Zaboynyy kofe’ (‘Banging coffee’) cafe forms its brand based on a miner’s image, interpreting it in a modern way.
3) city administration and regional administration We did not get acquainted with the materials that declare the development of the city. According to the official opinion, the masterplan of the city for some reason (!) is classified as a hidden information. In personal communication, the representatives of the administration facilitated us in our research. In particular, they showed us the premises that could potentially be suitable for the project. In conversations with us they shared that they don’t have enough time for strategic plans, as they have to solve urgent tasks such as repairing schools, kindergartens, dormitories, roads.
4) expert opinion A local researcher Volodymyr Podolyan in his book ‘The Word about Dobropillia’ noted that the future of the city is the ‘gold’ of the Good field