Currently, each country of the post-Soviet space is building its own new geographical picture of the world. The article examines cultural and geographic processes across near-abroad countries. The capitals of three countries of different post-Soviet regions with different cultural traditions were chosen for a case study.

The proprietary methodology aimed at the study of the urban centre as the most informative space reflecting the political and cultural situation in the country. Along with traditional approaches, the methodology is based on a new geo-conceptual approach. It convincingly demonstrates that the Soviet model of the geographical space conceptualization has changed to national one in lots of post-Soviet countries. However, the intensity and tendency of the processes in each country differ from each other. A revolutionary approach characterized by active de-Sovietization of the urban landscape distinguishes Tashkent. Baku, first of all, preserves Azerbaijan Soviet heritage. Similar processes take place in the capitals of the national republics of the Russian Federation. On the contrary, the landscape of Minsk is distinguished by the preservation of the Soviet cultural heritage. Herewith the situation in Minsk is similar to the situation in most Russian regional capitals. It is worth noting that cultural and geographical situation in general is unstable. Leadership changes and foreign policy changes may lead to a new cultural policy and new developments of the urban landscape.