the implementation of the country's socio­economic strategy largely depends on the effective use of the potential of cities, the correct determination of the ways and directions of their development. The increased relevance of the problems of "smart cities", their innovative development and the significant role for the competitiveness of the national economy of Kazakhstan and other countries, the scientific interests of scientists are focused on the features of the development of "smart cities".

The purpose of this article is to study the factors of urban development and develop theoretical approaches and practical recommendations for improving the projects of the "smart city", ensuring the disclosure of its potential to improve the quality of life in the city. The achievement of this goal is ensured by the use of various research methods in the study of scientific and theoretical aspects on the subject under study, practical examples, analysis of statistical data, construction of schematic models.

The "SmartCity" model is a modern strategy of technological integration of various factors of urban development and is aimed at the development of infrastructure with fundamentally new centralized management capabilities, a new level of services and security. At the heart of this strategy for the development of the city are technological advantages that allow you to centrally collect various data, process and display them in the quality that is necessary for the administrative apparatus to effectively manage the city.

This article examines the development of rural areas in the digital economy. The role of digitalization in the sustainable development of rural areas is outlined. The state programs designed to increase the labor productivity of agricultural complexes with the help of digitalization in Tatarstan are highlighted. The materials of the article can be used by the authorities of various levels in the development of programs for the development of rural areas. 

The article highlights the current issues of management that arise when an enterprise enters into inheritance from the point of view of modern Russian law, the economic and legal position of the enterprise as a property complex, in the event of various conflicts with inheritance. 

Тhe article considers the evolution of the names of economic science "political economy," "economics," "economic theory," which have successively replaced each other at various stages of its development. The prerequisites for the appearance of one or another name are justified, conceptual features of economic science corresponding to its different names are revealed, the reasons for their change are shown. It is proved that evolution of the terms "economy", "political economy", "economics", "the economic theory" is objectively caused by development of the most economic science and an object of her research ­ an economic system. It is shown that in the modern world, economic science functions under different of these names and in each case has its own aspect of research and presentation, while remaining a single science that studies economic phenomena and processes at different stages of the development of human society. The possible and not completely exhausted potential of political economy to solve the problems facing modern Russia is revealed. 

The interaction of the individual and society in relation to the problem of social control is internally contradictory. Each individual as a person is unique, but he is not able to function effectively in society without perceiving the norms of moral, criminal and legal regulation, without correcting his behavior with them. Otherwise, the individual comes into conflict with society. On the other hand, a person cannot carry out active, creative, socially useful activities if his behavior is strictly determined by social norms. Thus, control and its tools are related to the susceptibility to social influence.

Тhe article examines some aspects of the everyday life of the workers of the Kazan Cloth Manufactory of the first half of the 19th century, reconstructed on the basis of a unique document ­ the memoirs of the clothier A.S. St. George's, made by the Kazan historian N. Ya Agafonov in the last quarter of the XIX century. The uniqueness of the document lies in the fact that it is the only source of a personal character that conveys the daily life practices of cloth makers ­ “invisible people”. The study of the document makes it possible to understand how living in a separate settlement and working at a serf manufactory determined the way and style of life. This is one of the advantages of this source, which makes it possible to outline sociocultural, ethno­confessional, mental and psychological characteristics of the inhabitants of the Sukonnaya Sloboda. 

The use of information technologies has become a commonplace in management are technologies for smart cities, open government, etc. Billions of budget funds spent on their creation, but the last pandemic showed them to not enough efficiency when used in crisis situations. At the same time, many people realized the importance of having sufficient resources to ensure the life of the city and its citizens.