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
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
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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