There are shrinking cities, whether open and visible, or secret and hidden ones, all over the world, not only in the industrially-developed countries of Europe and America, but also (notwithstanding the growth of "megapolises" and "global cities") in Asia and Africa - and even in small countries such as Switzerland. A large number of locations were considered as subjects for the Shrinking Cities investigation, its exhibition and publications. The candidates finally selected were: Detroit, Ivanovo, Manchester / Liverpool and Halle / Leipzig.

Ivanovo is not one of the new cities built on green-field sites under communism. However, it was wholly reliant on the manufacture of textiles and today the effects of the radical economic and social changes that have occurred since the end of the Soviet Union can be seen throughout the city.

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