2025/4(43)

Contents

BASIC RESEARCH

Vasiliev G.

The value matrix of national cultureas the basis for the formation
of a system of cultural heritage objects

HISTORICAL RESEARCH

Elchaninov A.

In memory of rear admiral
Viktor Ananyevich Dygalo,
a participant in the Great Patriotic war and Victory Day Parade 1945 

Kozlov V.

Member of the Moscow archaeological society,
the moskvoved M.I.Alexandrovsky (1865–1943) – biography and scientific heritage (based on the materials from the State Historical Museum and the Russian State Library)

Kuzevanov V.

Image of the Great Victory
in the spatial-symbolic structure
of the cities of Western Siberia

Pryakhin Yu.

Military discipline in the system
of military education of servicemen of the Russian army in 1855-1914

Romanova D.

Family Service as a Contribution
to Russia’s Historical and Cultural Heritage 

MARINE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Kuznetsov N.

Program “Memory of the Russian Arctic” of the Marine Arctic Complex Expedition at the Natural Heritage: concept, implementation, prospects

Filin P.

Search for the vessel Willem Barents. Results of the expeditions of the Russian Geographical Society and the Ministry of Defense
of Russia to survey Severny Island
of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago
in 2024 and 2025

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Khagba A.

Symphonic creativity in Abkhazia: socio-cultural aspect

RUSSIAN FOREIGN HERITAGE

Vadatursky D.

Architecture of Alaskan Orthodox Churches

CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES

Okorokov A.

Historical-navigational experiment: theory, methodology, practice

Seleznev A.,
Selezneva I.

Ornamented on-grave posts
of the Tobol-Irtysh Tatars:
interpretation of cultural heritage

Smirnova A.

Problems of studying and preserving domestic antiquities in the last quarter of the 19th century
in the letters from the members
of the Moscow Archaeological Society in the funds
of the State Historical Museum

MUSEOLOGY

Dang Thi Kim Chi

Cultural cooperation between Vietnam and Russia in the museum studies in Vietnam (1991–2025)

Publ. 26/11/2025

Archives

DOI 10.34685/HI.2025.27.24.016

Valkova I.

Testing of individual methods for removing dirt
from the surface of furniture without a finishing coating

Abstract. The article examines the history of desks, evolution and design features, with special attention paid to desks from the 19th and 20th centuries. The problems of approaches to the restoration of cultural heritage sites, in particular furniture, methods of removing dirt from furniture without finishing coatings are analyzed, tasks are defined, criteria for choosing cleaning methods depending on the characteristics of contamination. Trial surface cleaning of various household pollutants was carried out on the basis of theoretical studies. During the experiments, more effective methods were identified, and the negative effects of certain substances on wood were identified and analyzed. Based on the results of practical research, conclusions and recommendations have been formulated for the use of individual methods for removing various types of contamination from the surface of furniture.

Key words: restoration, cleaning, materials, furniture, сonservation, pollution, techniques, desk.

Valkova Irina Vyacheslavovna,
External post-graduate student,
Likhachev Russian Research Institute
for Cultural and Natural Heritage (Saint-Petersburg)
Email: valkowa.irina3@yandex.ru

Published: The Heritage Institute Journal, 2025/2(41)

URL: http://nasledie-journal.ru/en/journals/747.html

Founder

Likhachev Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage

Publisher

Likhachev Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage

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