2026/2(45)
Contents
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Occupation Regime and
Nazi Criminals in the Krasnodar Region (1942-1943): An Analysis
of Eyewitness Testimonies
APPLIED RESEARCH
On the spread of stone architecture in the Arctic region. Construction
of a cathedral in the Sumskoy Fortress
Art project “My Contemporaries”: аxiological foundations
Traditional water transport
of the Amur basin
Authorial repetition and copy
in the creative practice of Vladimir painters of the 1980s - 1990s (based on the archive of GOSNIIR
Scientific Expertise Department)
Formation and development
of copyright in China: from doctrine to instruments of state cultural policy
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
Study of the X-ray of “Landscape. Pargolovo” by Fyodor Vasilyev
(the Radischev Art Museum, Saratov)
Cultural transmission mechanisms and modes in the context of historical development of the Stronsky artistic dynasty
Digital twin as an object of protection of lost heritage
Chukotka baidara: technology and the preservation of traditions. Experience building an Eskimo baidara in the village of Sireniki
in 2025
Historical practices and conceptual evolution in the conservation
of China's large archaeological sites
MUSEOLOGY
Tainitskaya Tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin: historical and architectural review
Mikhalskaya O., Chuvilkina Yu.
Contribution of collector Felix Evgenievich Vishnevsky to the development of Russian museum collections
Biblical scenes on an 18th century tiled stove of the Novodevichy convent in Moscow
Publ. 04/05/2026
Archives
Zhitenev S.
Formation of the scientific base of cultural heritage: the main sections and topics of the 'Encyclopedia of cultural heritage of Russia'
Abstract. The article presents a brief rationale for the creation of an “Encyclopedia of Russian cultural heritage”. The author presents the main sections and topics of scientific articles of the encyclopedia, as well as characterizes the thematic and structural features of the future dictionary. The “Еncyclopedia of cultural heritage of Russia” will be created as an industry-specific multi-volume scientific and reference publication, which is a collection of articles, definitions, terms and concepts containing a wide professional review on the problems of cultural heritage in the form of a dictionary with attachments. Creating the «Encyclopedia of cultural heritage of Russia», its authors will update the material and intangible heritage of our brilliant and talented ancestors, revealing the information it contains, reveal its new, previously unknown facets and opportunities, restoring cultural traditions and values of the past, and thus, including them in modern life. Therefore, the most important direction of the encyclopedia dictionary will be coverage of issues and problems not only of preservation, but also the use of tangible cultural heritage. It is fundamentally important to reveal in a special and separate volume «Encyclopedia of cultural heritage of Russia» the most significant issues of preservation and use of intangible heritage in Russia, which currently has no official recognition and protection in our country. The creators of the encyclopedic dictionary it is necessary to build the entire range of terminology related to the intangible heritage and to determine its typology. The most important and problematic issues that arise during the work on the encyclopedia will be discussed at the scientific seminar «Preservation and use of the cultural heritage of Russia: theoretical and applied issues» at the Heritage Institute. The practical and theoretical significance of the future edition lies in the fact that the Encyclopedia of cultural heritage of Russia will become an indispensable assistant for specialists in the field of cultural heritage in their practical activities.
Key words: cultural heritage, encyclopedia, heritage preservation, heritage use, civilizational approach, Russian heritage, tangible heritage, intangible heritage.
Zhitenev Sergey Yurievich,
PhD in Cultural research,
Adviser to the Director, Russian Scientific Research Institute
for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after D.Likhachev (Moscow),
member of the Board MOO IOPS
e-mail: zhitenev@bk.ruPublished: The Heritage Institute Journal, 2018/2(13)
URL: http://nasledie-journal.ru/en/journals/237.html
Founder
Likhachev Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage
Publisher
Likhachev Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage
Certificate
of the Mass information mediaregistration:
ЭЛ № ФС 77–60211,
date: 17.12.2014
Frequency
4 issues per year
Published on-line only
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