Tatarstan and Karelia will jointly maintain heritage sites by UNESCO – RIA Novosti

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KAZAN, July 15 – RIA Novosti, Irina Durnitsyna. The first Russian agreement on the preservation and development facilities UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the territory of Tatarstan and the Republic of Karelia, concluded on Wednesday in Kazan, the press service of the president of Tatarstan.

The agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan, the Republican fund of revival of monuments of history and culture of Tatarstan (” Revival “), the Ministry of Culture of Karelia and the State Historical-Architectural and Ethnographic Museum-Reserve” Kizhi “signed at the International Congress” historical, cultural and spiritual heritage of Sviyazhsk “.

” The Parties believe that the cooperation and joint efforts of the application will serve as the solution of problems arising from the management of the organization UNESCO World Heritage sites, “- said in a statement.

The agreement is cooperation in the preparation of documents for the conservation, development and facilities management in accordance with the requirements of the World Heritage Committee, the joint work on the development and implementation of educational programs for the conservation of World Heritage sites, promoting, including the exchange of exhibitions, preparation of joint exhibition projects, information and presentation projects.

As the State Advisor of Tatarstan, chairman of the board of trustees “Revival”, Mintimer Shaimiev, at the Museum-Reserve “Kizhi” vast experience in safeguarding World Heritage. In Tatarstan, for decades, government agencies, researchers, museum staff are working on the conservation, restoration and promotion of cultural heritage having not only Russian, but also of international significance. “With the inclusion of sites in the list of UNESCO begins a demanding job,” – he said.

“Now we have to decide together with the requirements of UNESCO, the ways of their implementation in accordance with Russian legislation . And if we succeed, the leaders of other objects will be much easier to work “, – said the director of the Museum-Reserve” Kizhi “Andrei Nelidov.

Kizhi – one of Russia’s largest open-air museums, a unique historical cultural and natural complex. The museum collections – the ensemble of Kizhi – entered the list of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1990. On the territory of Tatarstan in the list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage site includes two objects – a historical and architectural complex “Kazan Kremlin” (incorporated in 2000) and architectural and historical complex Bulgar (2014). Currently, work is continuing on making this list island-town Sviyazhsk.