Rustam Minnikhanov about the protection of cultural heritage sites: I think that it is hard work

On January 14, speaking at a summing up meeting of the regional Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites, which considered the work done in the republic on the preservation, use, promotion and state protection of cultural heritage sites in 2018 and set tasks for 2019, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that much has been done on the protection of the sites, restoration of historical and cultural monuments in Tatarstan in recent years.

Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Head of Department of State Protection of Cultural Heritage of Russian Ministry of Culture Roman Rybalo, Head of the regional Committee Ivan Guschin and other officials took part in the meeting.

Minnikhanov said that the work on the preservation of the historical and architectural heritage began during the preparation and holding of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan. Later on, the Revival Foundation was established and a great deal of work has been done, in particular, the restoration of the most important sites and the inscription of the sites into the UNESCO World Heritage List, all of this due to the work of many entities, specialists, archaeologists, historians and restorers. I think that it is hard work, Minnikhanov said.

He supported Ivan Guschin’s proposal to establish the Centre for Studies of Wooden Architecture.

According to him, it should be a whole cluster, which includes the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, resource centres, construction colleges and other structures, where the necessary specialists are trained and there are methods of the preservation and research of wooden architecture.