Аннотация:On the example of the Moscow region Mikhàlkovo, we can trace changes that have occurred during the past centuries in landscapes of suburbs of major Russian cities. In the 16 th century, the cultural landscape of Mikhàlkovo was characterized as wasteland. In the 17-18 th centuries, the manor cultural landscape with regular park and cascading ponds was formed. Semi-periphery was occupied by arable land and meadows; periphery was represented by forests. The cultural landscape changed radically in the end of the 18th century, when its industrial use started. In the 19th century semi-periphery changed its functional purpose from agricultural to industrial and residential one; in the early 20th century railway was built. In the 20th century the structure of the cultural landscape was eclectic. Modern cultural landscape of the area is urban residential and office one.