Moshtakova N. Territorial organization of sphere of culture of regional sociogeosystem (based on the Lugansk region)

Research object is the sphere of culture (SC) of Lugansk region as component of regional sociogeosystem. Purpose is a complex research of the sphere of culture of Lugansk region as component of regional sociogeosystem and finding-out of features of her territorial organisation for definition of the problems and justifications of promising directions of improvement. Methods: geographical, system, structural, historical, synergetic approaches. Scientific novelty: for the first time system-structural analysis of the sphere of culture of Lugansk region, in particular, her functionally-compound, functionally-territorial and functionally-managerial structures is conducted; sophisticated analysis of territorial organisation of the sphere of culture of Lugansk region is performed what allowed to establish spatial features of her development on regional level, in particular, the main territorial elements and (items, centres, the units of cultural service) territorial systems of the domain (elementary, sectional, area, intraregional, encyclical, regional) of the sphere of culture are allocated; the groups of administrative and territorial units of Lugansk region on level of development and similitude of territorial organisation of the sphere of culture are allocated. Theoretical and practical value consists in development, conclusions and recommendations of possible directions of improvement of territorial organisation and the ways of increase of efficiency of functioning of the sphere of culture of Lugansk region which were used in practical activities of Control of culture and tourism of Lugansk of regional public administrations. The main theoretical and practical situations of work can be used by the scientists at studying of the sphere of culture of other regions of Ukraine, as well as in educational process.