The post-Soviet changes in Yerevan are also taking place at the level of individual parts of the city. And not by simply changing the names of streets and squares but as a result of fundamental economic, social and cultural changes, for example, the spread of consumer culture. Freedom (Theatre) Square and Cascade are examined from this point of view. Such “autonomy” of certain parts of the city undermines its status as a bearer of one and unified (national) meaning.
HRACH BAYADYAN