“Life as a wonder”, Or Life projects of creative class in Russia. Illustraded by the City of Kazan’s example

Presented research essay deals with social portrait, values and peculiar understanding of the term
“quality of life” by representatives of the creative class settled in the city of Kazan. Research method
is semi-formalized interviews with some members of the creative class.
Key words: creative class, economy of creativity, quality of life, personal projects, civic consciousness,
existential values