Putin announced a long-term program for the preservation of cultural heritage

President Vladimir Putin instructed to develop a regulatory framework in the field of protection of cultural heritage sites and formulate a program for their preservation for a period of 20 years. The pilot project will take place in Transbaikalia, Novgorod, Ryazan, Smolensk and Tver regions. By 2030, he said, a thousand cultural heritage sites will be repaired.

“Ancient buildings, estates, temples are a visible embodiment of our national identity and the inextricability of the connection between generations. I ask the government, parliamentarians, and specialized commissions of the State Council, with the participation of the public, to analyze the regulatory framework in the field of protection and use of cultural heritage sites. It is necessary to eliminate clearly redundant conflicting demands, due to which sometimes the monument is destroyed before our eyes, and formally, according to the law, it is impossible to promptly take measures to save it,” Mr. Putin said in his message to the Federal Assembly.

The President also proposed forming a “long-term program for the preservation of Russian cultural heritage sites.” It will provide measures to support citizens, companies, and associations that are “ready to invest their labor, time and money in the restoration of monuments.” “We will try such mechanisms this year in a pilot project of the development institute DOM.RF,” he added.

The President promised that over six years an additional 100 billion rubles would be allocated. for educational, educational, historical and “other popular creative projects in cinema, the Internet and social networks.”

The president also announced the “Zemstvo Cultural Worker” program starting in 2025. Under this program, when moving to a small town, a specialist will be able to receive a one-time payment of up to two million rubles.